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UPDATE: March 24, 6 p.m. (See original story, photographs and video below) SAN JACINTO – Sheriff’s officials have provided additional information regarding an argument that escalated into a shooting Thursday, March 23. The shooting, which left a 35-year-old victim with major injuries, happened at the Mountain View Garden Apartments at 850 E. Main Street in San Jacinto. At the end of […]
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WOODCREST – A rock-throwing and knife-wielding man was fatally shot by a sheriff deputy during a vandalism investigation Wednesday, March 8. The deadly encounter happened in a residential neighborhood in the 15800 block of Wood Road in the unincorporated community of Woodcrest. The neighborhood is north of Van Buren Boulevard and west of Trautwein Road. At about 3:49 p.m., a […]
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UPDATE: March 7, 10 p.m. CABAZON – Riverside County Sheriff’s officials have released more information about the fatal shooting of a man who fled from deputies Saturday, March 4. The foot pursuit and deadly shooting happened while deputies were investigating a 911 call regarding a suspicious person. The suspect, who’s name has still not been released by officials, was shot and […]
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HEMET – A man wanted in connection with an Oceanside murder was shot by a Hemet police officer Friday, Feb. 24. The shooting happened during a traffic stop at a gas station about 3:16 p.m., according to Hemet Police Lieutenant Eddie Pust. Officials later identified Hector Galvez, 30, of Hemet, as the suspect who was shot by a Hemet police […]
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JURUPA VALLEY – A deputy shot and wounded an armed man who advanced on the official during a traffic stop Friday, Feb. 10. The shooting happened during a traffic enforcement stop on Canal Street west of La Rue Street in Jurupa Valley. The incident began about 12:50 p.m., when a deputy from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Jurupa Valley Police station stopped the […]
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HEMET – Sheriff’s officials arrested four people, including one juvenile, after the group discharged a firearm from a moving vehicle Monday, Jan. 23. The shooting happened in the 19600 block of Gilman Springs Road in the unincorporated area of Hemet. The investigation began about 2:34 p.m., after Riverside County emergency dispatchers received a 911 call from a citizen reporting four subjects in a […]
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RIVERSIDE – Officers arrested a man who fired a weapon at an innocent eyewitness who attempted to intervene during a domestic disturbance Sunday, Jan. 22. After the shooting, the alleged suspect fled to a nearby residence where he barricaded himself inside the residence prompting a SWAT call-out. The shooting happened in a parking lot at an AM/PM mini-mart in the 4900 […]
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FONTANA – Three people were fatally shot and a fourth was left in critical condition after being shot in the mouth by a suspect who was later determined to be the victims’ uncle Wednesday, Jan. 4. City of Fontana police officials believe a longstanding financial dispute between the family members led to the quadruple shooting, according to Fontana Police Sergeant […]
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Written for Valley News. Click image/link for for full story. MURRIETA: Undeterred by act of violence, young man with autism returns to work
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RIVERSIDE – A 24-year-old Riverside resident was shot by police after he allegedly tried to ram two police officers during a pursuit of a stolen car Monday, Dec. 26. The early-morning incident began in the area of Orange Street and Spruce Street about 12:16 a.m. Two Riverside police officers were on patrol when they observed a man, who was later identified as Ryan […]
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