Boy, 15, killed in Jurupa Valley shooting
JURUPA VALLEY – A 15-year-old boy was shot to death in the early morning hours of Monday, June 13. The deadly shooting occurred in the 5500 block of Mission Boulevard, Jurupa Valley, according to Riverside Sheriff’s Sergeant Wallace Clear.
Riverside County emergency dispatchers received a 911 call at 2:59 a.m. regarding the fatal shooting.
Deputies from the Riverside Sheriff’s Jurupa Valley Police Station responded to the shooting, arriving within two minutes of the dispatched call. Upon arrival, deputies found the 15-year-old boy on the ground suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.
Paramedics treated the young victim at the scene before they transported him by ambulance to an area hospital. He later succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead by hospital staff. He has not yet been identified, pending notification of his family.
Investigators from the Jurupa Valley Station and the Sheriff’s Central Homicide Unit responded to the scene and assumed the investigation, which is still underway, according to Clear.
The Jurupa Valley Police Department has asked anyone with information regarding this homicide contact Investigator Stoyer of the Central Homicide Unit at (951) 955-2777, or Investigator Boyd at the Jurupa Valley Police Department at (951) 955-2600. Callers can refer to incident file number JV161650012 and can remain anonymous. Citizens may also submit a tip using the Sheriff’s Homicide Tipline online form.
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This is going on, far too long. It’s sad, for a young age. I pray that it’s not gang related.
Prayers for the family. I pray that they will wake up and stop. Life is a better option.
From the looks of the tagging left in the crime scene, it is gang related. Apparently he was Smiley from WS. ?
Amen, so young too sad.
It may have been gang related, the victim is said to have gone by “Smiley”. I’m sorry, but what was a 15 year old doing out there at 3 am anyway and where were his parents to not notice he wasn’t home asleep where he should have been.
If yu don’t know don’t talk. His family nick named him smiley because he always had a big smile in his face. If yu gonna make stupid comments I’d suggest yu stfu. ND mind your own business. His family don’t wanna be seeing rude comments about the loss of a loved one. -His older brother-
Im very sorry for the loss of your brother.
What’s a 15 year old doing out at 3am in the street. Where are the parents?
this area has become very bad in the past few months.something must be done.only 15 and not a chance to live life. i feel the pain that some mother is living in right now.the killings have to stop.
Why is the story changing? The original story said upon arrival the officers found a deceased male. Witnesses said the ambulance took almost 15 minutes to get there and that he passed at the scene. I am only wondering why the story has changed.
I’m not sure what you are referring to Jannette. This was the one and only version of the story I wrote, which has not been changed. Perhaps you are referring to another story you read on a different news site? My info came directly from the sheriff’s department via their official press release.
-TM