In the early morning hours of Sunday, December 28, 2025, an altercation outside Cosmos Taverna on Mariposa Road in Victorville ended in gunfire. Deputies responding to multiple 9-1-1 calls just before 1:40 a.m. found a chaotic scene with 50 to 100 people in the parking lot and discovered two men with gunshot wounds. One was 35-year-old Dshaun Holden of Adelanto, who suffered multiple gunshot wounds, was taken to a local hospital, and was later pronounced deceased. A second 35-year-old Victorville man sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was hospitalized.

The suspect or suspects fled before deputies arrived and have not been identified. The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department Homicide Detail is investigating and has not released a motive; no arrests have been made. Holden, known as Dee, is remembered by family as a devoted father of five, a partner, son, and brother who was always smiling and willing to help others.

If anyone was at Cosmos Taverna that night or has information about the shooting, please contact the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Homicide Detail.