Deputy shot in Yucca Valley, suspect killed in a shootout Published Deputy shot in Yucca Valley, suspect killed in a shootout A San Bernardino County Sheriff's deputy remains in serious condition after being shot following a pursuit of a suspect in Yucca Valley. The incident began at around 12:33 p.m., when deputies spotted a man driving a motorcycle without license plates in the area of Paxton Road and Imperial Drive, San Bernardino County Sheriff John McMahon said. The deputies attempted to conduct a traffic stop on the motorcyclist but they failed to yield and pursuit ensued. The pursuit ended when the driver bailed out of the motorcycle in the area of Dumosa and Sunnyslope Drive & fled into the desert area nearby.