Arrest In Fatal Shooting At RivCo AutoZone, Victim ID'd

RIVERSIDE, CA — A 25-year-old man was arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of a 52-year-old in Riverside, police said Monday.

Riverside Police Officers responded to reports of gunfire in the parking lot of AutoZone, located in the 1900 block of University Avenue in the Eastside neighborhood, about 10:45 p.m. on Feb. 21, according to Riverside Police Department Public Information Officer Ryan Railsback.

Officers found the victim, Carlos Delreal of Riverside, with multiple gunshot wounds inside a vehicle in the parking lot. Delreal was pronounced dead at the scene, Railsback said.

Detectives assigned to the Robbery-Homicide Unit, assisted by specialists from the department's Forensics Unit, responded to assume the investigation. With further help from the Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner's Office and support from the Riverside police Crime Analysis Unit, detectives identified suspect Jose Leon Navarrette of Riverside.

Navarrette was arrested Thursday at a motel in Colton and was later booked into the Robert Presley Detention Center, where he was being held without bail on suspicion of murder

Anyone with additional information should contact Detective Mike Smith at 951-353-7103 or MikeSmith@RiversideCA.gov, or Detective Ricky Barajas at 951-353-7213 or EBarajas@RiversideCA.gov.