Man dead after violent Lake Mathews altercation, shooting

LAKE MATHEWS, Calif. — Authorities say a property owner shot and killed a former resident during a violent altercation in the unincorporated community of Lake Mathews, south of Riverside and northwest of Perris, Thursday evening, Jan. 21. Sheriff’s officials are calling the shooting, which happened in the 21000 block of Harford Park Lane, self-defense and no arrests have been made. […]

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Hemet home intruder fatally shot by armed family member

HEMET — A man who allegedly broke into a residence in the unincorporated area of East Hemet just after midnight Wednesday, June 26, was fatally shot by an armed family member, according to sheriff’s officials. Some witnesses have since claimed the deceased man was intoxicated and had been causing a disturbance on the street where the shooting occurred and officials […]

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Lake Hemet shooter was fending off rock attack, “acted in self-defense”

LAKE HEMET — Officials investigating a shooting at Lake Hemet Campground say the alleged shooter acted in self-defense after a person attacked him with a rock inside the victim’s trailer, Wednesday evening, June 12. The campground is located in the San Jacinto Mountains, south of the mountain communities of Mountain Center and Idyllwild. Last night’s shooting reportedly happened in the […]

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