RIVERSIDE: Elk’s Lodge shooting leaves woman dead, man critically injured

July 1, 2018 Trevor Montgomery

RIVERSIDE — A shooting during a family event last night in Riverside left a woman dead and a man in critical condition. The fatal incident happened at an Elk’s Lodge at 6166 Brockton Ave.

A man who officials allege shot the pair was later apprehended after being involved in a hit and run traffic collision about two and a half miles from the scene of the deadly shooting.

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Abraham David Bonilla, 37, was booked into Robert Presley Detention Center early this morning on suspicion of murder, attempted murder, and being a felon in possession of a firearm. Jail records indicate he remains in custody and is being held without bail.

Emergency first responders were dispatched to the Elk’s Lodge shortly after 7 p.m., after the Riverside Police and Fire Dispatch Center received several calls regarding a fight and shooting that had just occurred.

When officials arrived they found a large group who had been using the lodge for a private function while celebrating a family event, Riverside PD officials explained in a social media release after the fatal incident.

“While Officers were conducting their preliminary investigation at the scene, a Hispanic female adult arrived at Riverside Community Hospital with gunshot wounds,” officials explained. “Shortly thereafter, a Hispanic male adult arrived at Riverside Community Hospital and he too was suffering from gunshot wounds.”

Both shooting victims immediately underwent emergency surgery, but despite life-saving efforts the woman later died from her injuries. The male victim is currently listed in critical condition.

Within minutes of the original shooting call, officials received multiple reports of a hit and run collision involving a vehicle that crashed into a fire hydrant in the area of Jurupa Avenue and Fremont Street. Callers advised that after the crash, a Hispanic male adult immediately fled the scene on foot and was last seen running into a nearby residential neighborhood.

Officers responded to the area and quickly located and detained the alleged hit and run driver on Mountain View Ave. The man was later identified as Bonilla.

As their investigation was continuing, officers determined Bonilla had been involved in the shooting at the Elks Lodge and arrested him without incident.

Jail records indicate Bonilla was arrested at 7:24 p.m., just 20 minutes after the deadly shooting occurred.

“Detectives from the Robbery – Homicide Unit, Gang Intelligence Unit, and Specialists from the Forensics Unit responded to assume the investigation,” said officials. “They are being assisted by the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office and the Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner.”

Officials have not released the deceased woman’s name, pending further investigation.

Officials have also not released any details regarding Bonilla’s motive for the shooting and have not specified how or if the victims were related.

Riverside PD’s investigation is active and ongoing.

Anyone with information about this investigation or who witnessed the deadly incident is encouraged to contact Riverside Police Detective Brett Stennett at (951) 353-7213 or by email, or Detective Karla Corbett at (951) 353-7134 or by email. Callers can refer to incident file number P18121315 and can remain anonymous. Those wishing to remain anonymous can also email [email protected].

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Trevor Montgomery, 46, 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.

Trevor’s assignments included Corrections, Patrol, DUI Enforcement, Boat and Personal Water-Craft based Lake Patrol, Off-Road Vehicle Enforcement, Problem Oriented Policing Team and Personnel/Background Investigations. He finished his career while working as a Sex Crimes and Child Abuse Investigator and was a court-designated expert in child abuse and child sex-related crimes.

Trevor has been married for more than 27 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 14 – soon to be 15 – grandchildren.