BREAKING: Man shot in Lake Elsinore after armed confrontation with deputies

LAKE ELSINORE — Details are beginning to emerge after an officer-involved shooting that happened earlier today in Lake Elsinore. Sheriff’s Central Homicide Unit investigators and other sheriff’s officials remain at the scene of this morning’s shooting, that happened in the 3500 block of Raven Dr. near Robin Dr.

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This morning’s shooting happened after deputies assigned to Lake Elsinore Police Department responded to several reports of a Hispanic male adult brandishing a weapon, Riverside Sheriff’s Sgt. Chris Willison said from the scene of today’s shooting.

When deputies arrived in the area they spotted the alleged suspect, who immediately fled from them.

“A short foot pursuit ensued,” according to Willison, who explained that when deputies caught up with the fleeing man he “was armed with a weapon and an officer involved shooting occurred.”

The suspect, who has not yet been publicly identified, was transported to an area hospital “in unknown condition at this current time,” said Willison.

Sheriff’s Central Homicide Unit and Lake Elsinore PD investigators were summoned to the scene and have assumed the investigation.

No deputies or other citizens were injured during the shooting, according to Willison, who did not specify the type of weapon the alleged suspect was in possession of or any other details regarding the shooting or the department’s ongoing investigation.

Although sources from the scene indicate a woman who rushed to the location of the shooting claimed the man shot by deputies was possibly her son, and the subject involved in an hours-long standoff last Friday night, sheriff’s officials had not confirmed that fact as of this report.

Friday’s lengthy standoff ended with no one in custody after sheriff’s SWAT members stormed a Machado Pines Estates home just to find the residence unoccupied.

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

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Trevor Montgomery, 47, moved last year to the Intermountain area of 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 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 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 15 – but soon to be 16 – grandchildren.

LAKE ELSINORE — Details are beginning to emerge after an officer-involved shooting that happened earlier today in Lake Elsinore. Sheriff’s Central Homicide Unit investigators and other sheriff’s officials remain at the scene of this morning’s shooting, that happened in the 3500 block of Raven Dr. near Robin Dr.

According to a woman who rushed to the scene of the shooting, the man shot by deputies was possibly her son, and the subject involved in an hours-long standoff last Friday that ended when sheriff’s SWAT members stormed a home just to find the residence unoccupied.

Sheriff’s officials have not identified the person shot by deputies this morning or confirmed that the man involved in today’s incident was the same man involved in the earlier standoff.

LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES:

This morning’s shooting happened after deputies assigned to Lake Elsinore Police Department responded to several reports of a Hispanic male adult brandishing a weapon, Riverside Sheriff’s Sgt. Chris Willison said from the scene of today’s shooting.

When deputies arrived in the area they spotted the alleged suspect, who immediately fled from them.

“A short foot pursuit ensued,” according to Willison, who explained that when deputies caught up with the fleeing man he “was armed with a weapon and an officer involved shooting occurred.”

The suspect was transported to an area hospital “in unknown condition at this current time,” said Willison.

Willison did not specify the type of weapon the alleged suspect was in possession of or any other details regarding the shooting or the department’s ongoing investigation.

Sheriff’s Central Homicide Unit and Lake Elsinore PD investigators were summoned to the scene and have assumed the investigation.

No deputies or other citizens were injured during the shooting.

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

Click any image to open full-size gallery.

Contact the writer: [email protected]

Trevor Montgomery, 47, moved last year to the Intermountain area of 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 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 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 15 – but soon to be 16 – grandchildren.

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