News From Around The County
UPDATED: Monday, Nov. 13, 3 p.m. SAN JACINTO — Officials have released the name of a San Jacinto woman who died in the street after she was shot multiple times Sunday afternoon, Nov. 12. The deadly shooting happened on the 100 block of N. Dillon Avenue between W. Cedar and Main Streets. Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner officials identified Anna Meza, 31, of San Jacinto […]
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MORENO VALLEY — Sheriff’s officials arrested a juvenile they allege shot a man multiple times, leaving the victim in critical condition. The shooting happened Wednesday, Oct. 22, in front of a Subway restaurant at the Lakeshore Village Shopping Center on the 23000 block of Sunnymead Ranch Parkway in Moreno Valley. The shopping center is home to several other restaurants, including a Del Taco and […]
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UPDATE #3: Tuesday, Nov. 1, 12:30 a.m. See original story, photographs and Riverside PD update below. RIVERSIDE — Riverside Police officials have identified a parent who was fatally shot by SWAT members when they stormed a classroom to rescue a 70-year-old teacher the man had held hostage for more than six hours. The barricaded stand-off and hostage crisis happened at Castle […]
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UPDATED: Saturday, Oct. 28, 11:55 p.m. HEMET — City of Hemet police officials have provided additional information regarding an officer-involved shooting that happened Saturday evening, Oct. 28. The shooting happened in the Target shopping center parking lot at 3527 W. Florida Avenue. As the investigation was still underway and in its early stages, Hemet Police Lt. Glen Brock explained from the scene that officers responded […]
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UPDATED: Thursday, Oct. 26, 9 p.m. See original story below. HOMELAND — A private, online advertisement a victim posted on a popular website is believed to have led to the fatal shooting of a man who witnesses say was killed after he robbed and beat a homeowner, Thursday afternoon, Oct. 26. The homeowner reportedly shot his assailant as the man […]
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LAKELAND VILLAGE — Authorities arrested two men, one of whom they allege was directly involved with the shooting of a woman, Monday evening, Oct. 23. The woman suffered “multiple gunshot wounds,” according to a sheriff official. The shooting happened near the intersection of Grand Avenue and Marie Drive in Lakeland Village. The victim, who officials did not name, is expected to survive, Riverside […]
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SAN JACINTO — Authorities arrested two men for attempted murder after a “long running” feud led to a shooting and two hour long stand-off with sheriff’s deputies who were investigating the incident, Saturday afternoon, Oct. 14. The shooting and stand-off happened in the 300 block of San Jacinto Avenue in San Jacinto. After the stand-off, deputies arrested Daniel Sanchez Bambo, 35, and Edward […]
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RIVERSIDE — Officers arrested a man, accused of pointing a handgun at numerous passing vehicles and firing his weapon in the direction of at least two victims walking in the area, Wednesday, Oct. 11. The multiple incidents were reported throughout the downtown and Eastside areas. The man was located and safely detained on a bridge overlooking 14th Street in Riverside. He was […]
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HEMET — A sheriff deputy shot and wounded a parolee who authorities say led deputies on an early morning vehicle pursuit before pointing a gun at officials at the end of the chase. The suspect sustained non-life-threatening injuries in the Sunday, Oct. 8 officer-involved shooting that happened west of the intersection of W. Florida Avenue and Warren Road in the city of Hemet. As […]
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HEMET — Authorities have released almost no information after a man was shot in a residential neighborhood just east of Hemet High School and south of Stetson Avenue. The Thursday evening, Oct. 5 shooting happened on the 41800 block of Jennifer Avenue at the intersection of Roger Street in an unincorporated area, east of Hemet. After the shooting, Hemet Gang Task Force and other law enforcement […]
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