Anthony Valva, 25, of Lucerne Valley, was shot the evening of June 1, 2023, after an encounter at a red light in Apple Valley. Deputies say Valva and a female companion were stopped at State Highway 18 and Central Road when a Dodge Charger pulled up beside them. Valva exited his vehicle, apparently to address an earlier incident at a nearby liquor store, and was struck once by gunfire. He was taken to a trauma center and pronounced dead on June 2, 2023.

Authorities identified the Charger’s driver as 19-year-old Coffee Brown of Apple Valley and a passenger as 19-year-old Chaaliyah Marie Griffin of Victorville. Brown was arrested June 7, 2023, on a murder charge and held without bail; Griffin was booked as an accessory with bail set at $15,000. Both were booked after deputies located them at a Central Road residence. The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department is continuing its investigation.

Did anyone witness the shooting at State Highway 18 and Central Road or see the Dodge Charger that night?