News From Around The County
COACHELLA, Calif., — A Riverside County sheriff’s deputy is continuing to recover today after he was shot multiple times at the end of a Coachella foot pursuit that turned into a fight for survival last night, Friday, Jan. 28. Although he was struck in the chest and injured, the deputy managed to return fire, killing the suspected gunman. The deadly […]
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WILDOMAR, Calif., — Authorities say a rifle-wielding man, who told emergency dispatchers that he was suicidal before opening fire in the back yard of a home he was trying to break into, was fatally shot by a deputy who was one of many who responded to the priority call Sunday afternoon, Jan. 2. The deadly shooting happened outside a private […]
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Authorities say a multi-agency search for a wanted felon that began in the unincorporated community of Woodcrest as a domestic violence investigation ended several hours later in Beaumont after a deadly officer and deputy involved shooting. The suspect was killed in a hail of gunfire after the wanted man rammed several citizens’ and law enforcement officers’ vehicles with his full-size […]
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TEMECULA, Calif. — Authorities say an armed and wanted man who was being sought by the Ventura County Sheriff’s Department for assault with a deadly weapon was fatally shot by a deputy at the end of a high-speed vehicle pursuit Tuesday afternoon, June 15th. The deadly shooting happened when the alleged suspect fled from his vehicle while armed with […]
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CABAZON, Calif. — Officials in Riverside County today released additional information regarding a fatal deputy-involved shooting that happened in the unincorporated Whitewater Cutoff area of Riverside County along I-10 last month, on Friday morning, April 9. The deadly shooting happened after a tire iron-wielding man who was vandalizing vehicles charged at a K-9 Handler who had responded to the scene. […]
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PERRIS, Calif. — Authorities say a crowbar-wielding man who had just attacked his girlfriend was fatally shot by a deputy after he advanced on the deputy while still armed with the crowbar Friday evening, May 7. Officials today said that deputies contacted the man in a field near the 22000 block of Margarth Street, east of Highway 74 and southwest […]
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UPDATED: Saturday, April 10, 12:45 p.m., With Sheriff’s release of information.UPDATED: Sunday, April 11, 5:36 p.m., With additional witness statements. See Original Story below. CABAZON, Calif. — Additional details continue to emerge after a tire iron-wielding man who was vandalizing vehicles and charged at a deputy was fatally shot on Interstate 10 near Cabazon Friday morning, April 9. The fatal […]
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PERRIS, Calif. — Authorities say that shots exchanged between an armed suspect and deputies during a barricaded standoff left a deputy injured and hospitalized Sunday, March 21. The deputy remains hospitalized in good condition, according to Riverside Sheriff’s Public Information Officer C. Sgt. Deanna Pecoraro, who did not specify the nature or extent of the deputy’s injuries. The suspect who […]
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INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — A handgun-wielding man who reportedly threatened to kill another driver after getting into an argument in La Quinta, was later fatally shot after pointing his weapon at deputies a few blocks away earlier this morning, Monday, February 15. The fatal shooting, which happened outside the gates of the Desert Horizons Country Club in Indian Wells, was […]
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UPDATED: Tuesday, Jan. 27, 9:45 a.m. With Sheriff’s release of information.UPDATED: Friday, Jan. 30, 3:36 p.m., With additional details. See Original Story and Photos below. HOMELAND, Calif. — Authorities this morning released additional information regarding a deadly deputy-involved shooting that happened in the unincorporated community of Homeland last night, Tuesday, Jan. 26. The fatal encounter occurred at a private residence […]
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