Originally published as a San Bernardino Sheriff’s Department Nixle post:
“On Sunday, August 7, 2022, at approximately 8:36 a.m., deputies with the Morongo Basin Sheriff’s Station responded to the 7000 block of Nablee Road, after a family member was unable to reach Daniella Hess Prieto by phone and requested a welfare check. When deputies arrived, they discovered a male lying in the road, suffering from a gunshot wound. He was pronounced deceased at the scene. Hess Prieto was not at the location.
Investigators with the Sheriff’s Specialized Investigations Division – Homicide Detail responded and assumed the investigation. It was determined Hess Prieto was the suspect in the shooting death and a warrant for her arrest was issued.
On August 9, 2022, officers with the Chula Vista Police Department located Hess Prieto at a motel in Chula Vista. Hess Prieto was taken into custody without incident. Hess Prieto was transported back to San Bernardino County and booked into jail for PC 187-Murder.”
