Teen fatally shot inside Temecula home – Second juvenile identified as shooter
TEMECULA, Calif., — Although details are still emerging, officials today confirmed that a 17-year-old male was fatally shot inside a Temecula home Wednesday afternoon, March 30.
Officials say a second juvenile has been identified in the deadly shooting, which occurred at a private residence in the 44900 block of Camino Alamosa, north of Redhawk Parkway and El Chimisal Road.
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Deputies from the Southwest Sheriff’s Station and other emergency personnel were dispatched to the home around 1:15 p.m. after receiving the report of a shooting, Riverside Sheriff’s Sergeant Ben Ramirez reported today.
When officials arrived, they found a seventeen-year-old boy suffering from a gunshot wound inside the home. The critically injured victim was rushed to an area hospital, where he later succumbed to his injuries and passed away.
Deputies secured the scene and began interviewing witnesses to the deadly shooting. Their initial investigation revealed the victim was shot inside the residence by another juvenile, who has been identified, according to Ramirez.
“Based on initial witness statements and evidence at the scene, the Central Homicide Unit was requested and assumed the investigation,” the Sergeant explained, saying that neither the victim nor the shooter will be identified at this time.
Officials have not yet said if the shooting was believed to be intentional or accidental and have not specified how or if the pair of juveniles were related.
The sheriff’s investigation is continuing, and no further details have been released.
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Anyone with information regarding this investigation is encouraged to call Investigator Guimont at the Southwest Sheriff Station at (951) 696-3000 or Investigator Sandoval with the Central Homicide Unit at (951) 955-2777. Callers can refer to incident file number TE220890116 and can remain anonymous. Citizens may also submit a tip using the Sheriff’s Homicide Tipline online form.
This is a developing story that will be updated as new information becomes available.
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Trevor Montgomery, 51, moved in 2017 to the Intermountain area of Shasta County from Riverside County and operates Riverside County News Source (RCNS) and Shasta County News Source (SCNS). Both are stringer organizations, providing breaking news coverage and community interest stories for other mainstream media organizations throughout the two regions they serve.
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.