Felon arrested with firearms and ammunition after Coachella shooting
COACHELLA — A felon who officials allege repeatedly fired a weapon at a neighbor’s Coachella residence was arrested yesterday morning, Sunday, Oct. 21, after officials served a search warrant at the alleged suspect’s home and located firearms and ammunition.
Although nobody was struck or injured by the gunfire the victim’s home, which is located on the 84000 block of Calendula, between Summer St. and Brianne Ln., was hit by several of the rounds fired by the alleged suspect.
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Deputies assigned to Coachella Police Department arrested 39-year-old, Coachella resident, Froilan Ramirez, and he was booked into Indio Jail on suspicion of being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition and possession of a stolen firearm.
Froilan Ramirez was arrested after he allegedly fired upon a neighbor’s home and was later found to be in possession of firearms and ammunition. RSO photo
Deputies began investigating the shooting about 11:16 a.m., after receiving reports of a home struck by gunfire, Riverside Sheriff’s Sergeant Alan Northrup explained after Ramirez’ arrest.
When deputies arrived at the scene they found a residence that had been struck by bullets and began searching the area for evidence related to the shooting.
While canvassing the neighborhood deputies “found additional evidence of a shooting in the front of a second residence,” Northrup explained.
Based on the circumstances, deputies requested additional resources and investigators from the Thermal Station responded to the scene and authored a search warrant for the residence.
During the service of that search warrant deputies located and recovered several firearms and ammunition inside the residence. As a felon, Ramirez is prohibited from owning or being in possession of firearms or ammunition.
Officials have not specified what led to the shooting or if the two neighbors had previous conflicts with each other.
Anyone with information regarding this investigation is encouraged to contact Investigator Tijerina at the Thermal Sheriff’s Station at (760) 863-8990, or by calling Crime Stoppers at (760) 341-STOP (7867). Callers can refer to incident file number Y182940027 and can remain anonymous. Citizens may also submit a tip using the Sheriff’s CrimeTips online form.
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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 28 years and was a foster parent to more than 60 children over 13 years. He is now an adoptive parent and his “fluid family” includes 13 children and 14 – but soon to be 16 – grandchildren.