EAST HEMET: Deputies respond to disturbance, reports of shots fired
Numerous deputies responded to the report of shots fired on Poppy Drive in East Hemet. Miguel Shannon / Epicenter News photo
EAST HEMET – Reports of shots fired in the 40500 block of Poppy Drive near Girard Street brought deputies and other sheriff’s officials Saturday, Nov. 5, a sheriff official confirmed Saturday evening.
The residence where the disturbance and reported shooting happened is between Yale and S. San Jacinto Streets in the unincorporated area of East Hemet.
“Nobody was injured due to the incident and nobody is in custody at this time,” Riverside County Sheriff’s Public Information Officer Mike Vasquez said in a phone interview about the incident and subsequent investigation.
Deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Hemet/Valle Vista Station responded to the residence at about 3 p.m., after Riverside County emergency dispatchers received a 911 call from a citizen reporting an argument between individuals with possible shots being fired, Vasquez explained. The suspect involved in the reported shooting had fled the area prior to the deputies’ arrival.
Deputies were still at the scene of the reported shooting over seven hours later. Will Whelan photo
When they arrived, deputies located some of the people involved in the incident, according to Vasquez. They detained the subjects for further investigation.
“The investigation is ongoing and deputies are trying to work out the details regarding what occurred and who was involved,” Vasquez explained.
Nearly seven hours after the incident occurred, Poppy Drive remained cordoned off, while investigators and forensics technicians conducted an investigation into the incident.
Anyone with information about this incident or who witnessed the disturbance and reported shooting is encouraged to contact officials at the Hemet/Valle Vista Sheriff’s Station at (951) 791-3400. Callers can remain anonymous. Citizens may also submit a tip using the Sheriff’s CrimeTips online form.
Forensic investigators remained at the scene more than seven hours after the incident was reported. Will Whelan photo
This is a developing story. Updates will be provided as they become available.
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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.