News From Around The County
WILDOMAR – A property landlord – who was allegedly armed with a knife and a handgun while trying to illegally enter a rental residence – was shot and wounded by a deputy who responded to afternoon reports of the volatile and dangerous incident Friday, May 19. The shooting happened on the 21800 block of Waite Street, east of Almond and west of […]
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MURRIETA – Details are still emerging after Murrieta police officers were involved in an early-morning, officer involved shooting Thursday, May 18. The shooting happened during a dangerous vehicle pursuit in Murrieta. The shooting left the suspect’s vehicle, described as a light-colored SUV “riddled with bullet holes,” area resident Penny Whitman said after the pursuit and officer-involved shooting. The alleged suspect was […]
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HEMET – Officials are investigating a shooting after a residence was struck by gunfire Wednesday, May 10. The early-morning shooting happened on the 100 block of N. Inez Street, south of Latham Avenue and north of Florida Avenue, in Hemet. A City of Hemet police officer, who happened to be on patrol one street to the west on Alessandro Street, […]
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RIVERSIDE – Details are still emerging after Riverside police officials arrested a man, accused of fatally shooting a family member Sunday night, May 7. The deadly shooting happened in a quiet neighborhood just blocks from the Riverside Plaza on the 3500 block of Timothy Way near San Diego Avenue in Riverside. Early information from the scene indicated that two of […]
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MURRIETA – Two men were arrested after they allegedly shot at Murrieta police officers in a residential neighborhood during a dangerous, early-morning, vehicle pursuit Friday, May 5. At least one of the pursuing police vehicles was struck by gunfire. Although no officers were injured by the fired rounds, several officers were later injured while taking one of the suspects into custody, according […]
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SAN JACINTO – Just days after a woman’s lifeless body was discovered on the side of a San Jacinto road Saturday, April 29, sheriff’s officials announced the arrest of two men, accused in the victim’s shooting death. (Click link to view original story and initial updates.) The victim’s body was found on the 2600 block of Esplanade Avenue. Although sheriff’s officials […]
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JURUPA VALLEY – Sheriff’s officials are investigating after a man was fatally shot Tuesday, May 2. The fatal early morning shooting happened on the 9200 block of Jurupa Road near the intersection of Van Buren Boulevard in Jurupa Valley. Deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Jurupa Valley Police Station were dispatched to the location about 3 a.m., after emergency dispatchers received a […]
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RIVERSIDE – Officials are investigating after a man was fatally shot near the City of Riverside’s Downtown Entertainment District Thursday, April 27. The fatal, early-morning shooting happened less than one-quarter mile from the Riverside Convention Center, on the 3300 block of Fourth Street near Lime Street. The victim, who died at the scene, has not yet been identified, pending notification […]
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SAN JACINTO – A victim was shot several times and the alleged suspect in the shooting suffered critical injuries during a violent encounter inside a private residence Sunday, April 23. The incident happened on the 1700 block of Wheatfield Way in San Jacinto. The two-story residence where the shooting happened is in a small, unfinished neighborhood that has more empty, unsold […]
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UPDATE: April 18, 2:30 a.m. Coroner’s officials have identified a 17-year-old female victim who died after she was one of three people who were shot Friday, April 14 in a Moreno Valley neighborhood. Officials identified Sofia Ceja, of Moreno Valley as the victim who died from the triple shooting. According to officials, Ceja died at Riverside University Health System Medical Center […]
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