Investigation continuing after Hemet man fatally shot – Victim ID’d
UPDATED: Thursday, Sept. 17, 10:15 a.m., With victim’s identification.
Originally Published: Tuesday, Sept. 15, 1:30 p.m.
HEMET, Calif. — Authorities say a homicide investigation is underway after a man’s lifeless body was found in the unincorporated Hemet area of Gilman Springs Rd. and Highway 79 Saturday morning, Sept. 12.
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Deputies from the Hemet Sheriff’s Station were dispatched to the area around 6:30 a.m., to investigate a report of a dead body, Riverside Sheriff’s Sgt. Steve Brosche has since reported.
When deputies arrived, they found the body of a man “who appeared to have been shot,” according to Brosche.
The victim was later identified as Dean Michael Vincent Martinez, a 20-year-old from Hemet.
Investigators from the Hemet Sheriff’s Station and Sheriff’s Central Homicide Unit were notified and have assumed the investigation.
No potential suspects have been publicly identified or located and the sheriff’s investigation is ongoing.
Anyone with information regarding this investigation is encouraged to contact Investigator Deanne of the Central Homicide Unit at (951) 955-2777 or Investigator Vasquez at the Hemet Station at (951) 791-3400. Callers can refer to incident file number D202560011 and can remain anonymous.
This is a developing story that will be updated as new information is available.
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Trevor Montgomery, 49, 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 30 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 18 grandchildren.
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