On the afternoon of March 29, 2026, deputies responded to the 13000 block of Starshine Drive in Victorville after reports of gunfire. They found 22-year-old Elias Victor Marcell Brooks with multiple gunshot wounds. He was rushed to a hospital and died from his injuries on the morning of March 31, 2026. The case was reclassified as a homicide and is being handled by the Sheriff’s Specialized Investigations Division.

In the early hours of April 2, 2026, a fire burned the same Starshine Drive residence where the shooting had occurred. No people were inside at the time; the family’s two dogs died in the blaze. Authorities are investigating the fire as arson, but it is unclear whether the arson is connected to the shooting.

On April 3, 2026, 18-year-old Michael Christopher Gallardo of Fontana turned himself in to the Upland Police Department and was arrested by the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, booked for the murder of Elias Victor Marcell Brooks and held without bail. No motive has been released. Does anyone in Victorville have information about Elias, the shooting on March 29, or the April 2 fire?