BREAKING: Four people injured after family dispute leads to Gavilan Hills shooting

PERRIS — Details are beginning to emerge after four people were injured when a family dispute escalated and led to a shooting in a residential neighborhood in Perris. The incident happened northwest of Gavilan and Idaleona Roads, in the unincorporated community of Gavilan Hills east of Lake Mathews.

Three victims were hospitalized, including two men who sustained gunshot wounds. Two others were injured, including the alleged shooter. It was not immediately clear if the third injured person transported was the alleged suspect, who was also injured during the altercation, or the victim who had been physically assaulted.

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Deputies assigned to the Perris Sheriff’s Station and other emergency first responders were dispatched to a home on the 17100 block of Cajon Dr. just before 12:15 p.m., after receiving reports of an assault with a deadly weapon.

When officials arrived at the home, located at the corner of Cajon Dr. and Oak St., they located two adult males suffering from gunshot wounds, as well as the two other injured subjects.

Riverside County Sheriff’s spokesperson Deputy Robyn Flores later explained that during the early morning dispute the suspect, who has not yet been publicly identified, brandished a firearm. As the altercation escalated, two people at the residence were shot and a third was physically assaulted.

According to Flores, none of the victims’ injuries were considered life threatening and as of 2:30 a.m., the alleged suspect was not in custody. It was not immediately clear if the suspect had been located and questioned.

After cordoning off the area with crime scene tape, deputies could be seen searching Cajon Dr. for evidence related to the shooting. As the investigation was ongoing, forensic technicians also responded to the scene to assist with documenting, photographing and collecting evidence.

Officials have not released any information about the dispute that led to the shooting and citing the ongoing investigation, Flores advised no further information would be released at this time.

Cajon Dr. is expected to remain closed for several hours while officials investigate the shooting.

This is a developing story that will be updated as new information becomes available.

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Trevor Montgomery, 47, recently moved to Shasta County from Riverside County and runs Riverside County News Source and Shasta County News Source. Additionally, he writes for several other news organizations, including Riverside County based newspapers, Valley News, The Valley Chronicle and Anza Valley Outlook, as well as Bonsall/Fallbrook Village News in San Diego County and The Mountain Echo in Shasta County.

Trevor 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, breaking his back and suffering both spinal cord and brain injuries in an off-duty accident. (Click here to see segment of Discovery Channel documentary of Trevor’s accident.)

During his time with the sheriff’s department, Trevor worked at several different stations, including Robert Presley Detention Center, Southwest Station in Temecula, Hemet/Valle Vista Station, Ben Clark Public Safety Training Center and Lake Elsinore Station, along with other locations.