HEMET: Reports of shots fired force lock down of school
Officers search for suspects and evidence related to reports of shots fired. Robert Carter/Public Safety Incidents photo
HEMET – Reports of shots fired and two men seen running with guns brought Hemet police officers flooding into the area of E. Devonshire Avenue and N. Franklin Street in Hemet Friday, Feb. 10.
The incident also caused Alessandro High School to go into lock-down.
Officers responded to the area shortly after 10 a.m., after City of Hemet emergency dispatchers received numerous 911 calls from citizens reporting hearing gunfire in their neighborhood.
Some callers reported hearing as many as a dozen shots fired. Others reported seeing two black men armed with weapons running through an alley in the area.
Officers search for evidence related to the shooting incident. Robert Carter/Public Safety Incidents photo
Heavy police activity could be seen throughout the neighborhood while officers searched from yard to yard for the two alleged suspects and searched for evidence related to the shooting.
Eastbound E. Devonshire Avenue was closed at N. Franklin Avenue while officials searched for shell casings and other potential evidence.
Once officers concluded their investigation, the school lock-down was lifted and classes returned to normal.
There were no reported injuries related to the shooting incident or subsequent investigation.
Anyone with information related to this incident and investigation is encouraged to contact Hemet police officials at (951) 765-2400. Callers can remain anonymous.
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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.