Apple Valley Man Arrested On Suspicion of Murder
An Apple Valley man was arrested after he reportedly fought with a friend and ended up shooting him fatally, the Riverside Press-Enterprise reports. Michael Jay Cummins, 70, has now been charged with murder in connection with the shooting death of 52-year-old Jimmie Franklyn Mancell of Hesperia.
Police reportedly found Mancell while investigating a call which reported a shooting at Cummins’ home along the 7800 block of De Francesco near Apple Valley. Officials have not determined how the fight began or what caused it, but Mancell reportedly died at the scene.
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