EAST HEMET: Man turns self in after fatal shooting
Riverside County sheriff’s officials flooded into the Marine Street Neighborhood after the fatal shooting. John Strangis photo
EAST HEMET – A man was fatally shot Thursday, Oct. 13, in the 41700 block of Marine Drive, in the unincorporated community of East Hemet.
A short time after the deadly shooting the suspect in the fatal incident turned himself in to authorities, according to Riverside County Sheriff’s officials.
After an investigation, sheriff’s officials arrested Marquis Anthony-Ray Dorsey 23, of Hemet, as the suspected shooter in the incident. He was later booked into the Southwest Detention Center.
Deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Hemet/Valle Vista Station responded to reports of of gunfire with at least one person injured on the street at 7:57 p.m.
Deputies arrived within minutes and found a victim suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, according to Sergeant Raymond Huskey. Witnesses at the scene of the fatal shooting stated the victim was shot in the face or head.
A crime scene placard sits next to a recovered shell casing from the shooting. John Strangis photo
Paramedics treated the victim at the scene before they transported him by ambulance to a local hospital. The man succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead by hospital staff. He has not been identified, pending notification of his family.
After the shooting and initial investigation, investigators from the Hemet Sheriff’s Station and the Sheriff’s Central Homicide Unit responded and assumed the investigation.
Investigators identified Dorsey as the alleged shooting suspect in the deadly encounter.
“Shortly thereafter, Dorsey walked into the Hemet Police Department and surrendered to authorities,” Huskey wrote in a press release about the incident and subsequent arrest. After he turned himself in to City of Hemet police officials, Dorsey was turned over to sheriff’s Central Homicide Unit investigators for further questioning.
A jail record search revealed Dorsey was booked on one count of suspicion of murder. He is being held in lieu of one million dollars bail and is scheduled to be seen at an unspecified court Oct. 18.
Anyone with information regarding this incident or who witnessed the shooting is encouraged to contact Detective Porrazzo of the Sheriff’s Hemet Station at (951) 791-3425, or Investigator De la Torre of the Sheriff’s Central Homicide Unit at (951) 955-2777. Callers can refer to incident file number D162870061 and can remain anonymous. Citizens may also submit a tip using the Sheriff’s Homicide Tipline online form.
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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.