One hospitalized after Hemet fight, shooting
HEMET — Reports of a group of people fighting inside a Hemet neighborhood led to shots being fired, with one man who was struck by gunfire and hospitalized Saturday afternoon, Feb. 23. The fight and shooting happened on the 300 block of Jade St., between Gilbert and State streets. The shooting victim sustained non-life threatening injuries and is expected to make a full recovery.
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City of Hemet Police and Fire Departments, along with other emergency personnel, were dispatched to the neighborhood around 4 p.m., after receiving reports of multiple people fighting, followed by reports of a shooting.
911 callers advised that after the shooting numerous people took off on foot and in several cars, fleeing the area in different directions. A subsequent 911 call reported that one adult male had been shot in the leg and had sought shelter inside a home near where the shooting happened.
When officials arrived they found the shot and injured man inside a home. They also found evidence of the shooting and immediately cordoned of the area, designating much of the street as a crime scene.
While officers began gathering information and investigating the shooting, paramedics transported the gunshot victim to Hemet Valley Hospital for treatment of his gunshot wound.
Detectives, forensic technicians, and other officials, soon responded to the scene to assist with the investigation and were later seen scouring the area; as they documented, photographed, and collected, evidence related to the shooting.
While officers found and inspected bullet holes in the home and its garage door, other officers were seen interviewing one lone male as he sat on the sidewalk with his head down. Officials were also seen going door to door, talking to and interviewing potential witnesses, while searching for anyone with home surveillance cameras that could aid in the shooting investigation.
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Hemet PD has not yet released any information related to this shooting and their investigation is active and ongoing.
Anyone with information related to this investigation or who witnessed any or all of the altercation that led to yesterday’s shooting is encouraged to immediately contact Hemet PD at (951) 765-2400. Callers can remain anonymous.
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.
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