Gunman sought after deadly Winchester shooting
WINCHESTER — Officials are investigating after a man was fatally shot in the unincorporated community of Winchester Wednesday, March 4. The deadly shooting happened on the 28000 block of Whitaker St., a small cul-de-sac just south of Grand Ave. and about a mile west of Hwy. 79.
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Deputies from the Perris Sheriff’s Station were dispatched to the rural neighborhood just after 9:30 p.m., after receiving reports of an assault with a deadly weapon, Riverside Sheriff’s Sgt. Ben Ramirez has since reported.
Deputies arrived within minutes, according to Gutierrez; who said responding officials found an adult male with multiple gunshot wounds inside a vehicle.
“Deputies began emergency life saving measures until paramedics arrived … and transported the man to a local hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries,” explained Gutierrez.
The victim has been identified as Gustavo Hernandez, 21, of Perris.
Deputies secured the area as a crime scene and street, which features four properties and homes, at which time investigators from Perris Sheriff’s Station and Sheriff’s Central Homicide Unit responded and assumed the investigation.
Citing their ongoing investigation, officials have not specified any known motive or what may have led to the fatal shooting.
Anyone with information regarding this investigation is encouraged to immediately call Investigator Salisbury at the Perris Sheriff Station at (951) 210-1000 or Investigator Manjarrez with the Central Homicide Unit at 951-955-2777. Callers can refer to incident file number PC200640063 and can remain anonymous.
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Trevor Montgomery, 48, moved in 2017 to the Intermountain area of Shasta County from Riverside County and runs Riverside County News Source and Shasta County News Source. Additionally, he writes or has written for several other news organizations; including Riverside County based newspapers, Valley News, (the now defunct) Valley Chronicle, Anza Valley Outlook, and Hemet & San Jacinto Chronicle; 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 29 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 16 grandchildren.