Riverside shooting leaves one dead

RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Authorities say a man was fatally shot in the Wood Streets neighborhood of Riverside Friday afternoon, May 14. No arrests have been made related to the shooting, which happened in the 5500 block of Olivewood Avenue, between Bandini and Riverside avenues, according to officials.

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City of Riverside police officers and other emergency personnel were dispatched to the scene around 4:10 p.m. after receiving several 911 calls reporting shots fired in the area, RPD has since said of their ongoing investigation. 

When officials arrived they found a man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds and he was pronounced deceased at the scene by paramedics.

The victim’s name has not yet been released, pending notification of the man’s family.

Officials are seen discussing Friday’s deadly shooting. Johnny Lopez/Lone Wolf Media News – OnScene TV photo

Detectives with the Robbery – Homicide Unit, along with specialists from the department’s Forensics Unit, responded and assumed the investigation. They were assisted by the Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner’s Office and the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office.

Over the next several hours, officials were seen focusing on the area surrounding a white Ford Ranger pickup truck, which was found stopped in the roadway blocking traffic and may have been related to the fatal shooting.

“There were no witnesses to the homicide and detectives are currently investigating at the scene,” Riverside Police Officer Javier Cabrera later reported from the still-active crime scene.

The hours-long investigation caused some area RTA busses to be re-routed, but otherwise did not have a heavy impact on evening commuters.

Riverside PD’s investigation is active and ongoing and officials said they had no further details to release at this time.

Anyone with additional information regarding this investigation is urged to contact Detective Josh Ontko at (951) 353-7135 or [email protected], or Detective Dave Riedeman at (951) 353-7104 or [email protected]. Those wishing to remain anonymous can email [email protected] or utilize the Riverside Police Department’s mobile app “Submit a Tip” feature while referencing report number 210013499.

This is a developing story that will be updated as new information becomes 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 (RCNS) and Shasta County News Source (SCNS).

Additionally, he writes or has written for several other news organizations; including Riverside County-based newspapers Valley News, Valley Chronicle, Anza Valley Outlook, and Hemet & San Jacinto Chronicle; the Bonsall/Fallbrook Village News in San Diego County; and Mountain Echo in Shasta County. He is also a regular contributor to Thin Blue Line TV and Law Enforcement News Network and has had his stories featured on news stations throughout the Southern California and North State regions.

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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