Two San Bernardino County sheriff’s deputies were justified in shooting a burglary suspect in Hesperia on Aug. 1, district attorney’s officials said in a report Thursday.

The report recommended that deputies Franklin Hardin and Paul Solorio receive commendations for apprehending Joseph Asolelei Mulu, of Long Beach, Theodore Tinofa-Atasi Settle, of Apple Valley, and Myles Saunoa Asuega, of Las Vegas.

The deputies were responding to a silent alarm when they discovered a burglary-in progress at the Cigmart, 16143 Main St. One of the suspects fired a handgun and wounded Solorio in the shoulder and earlobe, the report said.

Mulu was shot three times in the abdomen but survived, the report said.

The men were charged with attempted murder of a peace officer and robbery as well as special allegations of conducting a crime to benefit a criminal street gang.

—John F. Berry
jberry@PE.com

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