MORENO VALLEY: Deputies investigating after shooting leaves one injured
MORENO VALLEY – Deputies are conducting an investigation after a man was reportedly shot in the area of Indian Street and Cottonwood Avenue Wednesday, Oct. 5.
Deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Moreno Valley Police Station responded to the incident after Riverside County emergency dispatchers received several reports of a possible shooting at about 6:33 p.m., according to Riverside Sheriff’s Sergeant Steve Favero.
When deputies arrived, they were notified of a male who had been brought to a local hospital suffering from non-life threatening gunshot wounds.
The injured male, who has not been identified, was treated for his injuries at the hospital.
As a result of the shooting, Cottonwood Avenue between Dilbeck Drive and Indian Street was closed for about two hours while deputies conducted a follow-up investigation, according to Favero.
Anyone with information regarding this shooting is encouraged to contact Moreno Valley police official at (951) 486-6700. Callers can refer to incident file number MV16279465 and can remain anonymous. Citizens may also submit a tip using the Sheriff’s CrimeTips online form.
This is a developing story. More information will be added as it becomes available.
Contact the writer: [email protected]
Trevor Montgomery spent 10 years in the U.S. Army as an Orthopedic Specialist before joining the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department in 1998. He was medically retired after losing his leg in an off-duty accident.
During his time with the sheriff’s department, Trevor worked at several different stations, including the Robert Presley Detention Center, the Southwest Station in Temecula, the Hemet Station, and the Lake Elsinore Station, along with many other locations.
Trevor’s assignments included Corrections, Patrol, DUI Enforcement, Boat and Personal Water-Craft based Lake Patrol, Off-Road Vehicle Enforcement, Problem Oriented Policing Team, Personnel and Background Investigations and he finished his career while working as a Sex Crimes and Child Abuse Investigator.
Trevor has been married for more than 26 years and was a foster parent to more than 60 children over 13 years. He is now an adoptive parent and has 13 children and 12 – soon to be 13 – grandchildren.