Man To Stand Trial For Allegedly Gunning Down Woman In Hemet Home

BANNING, CA — A Hemet man accused of gunning down a 30-year-old woman during an argument at their shared residence must stand trial on first-degree murder and other charges, a judge ruled Friday.

Koron LeKeith Lowe, 28, allegedly killed Asasha Lache Hall of Hemet in 2022.

Following a preliminary hearing at the Banning Justice Center on Friday, Riverside County Superior Court Judge Ronald Toff found there was sufficient evidence to bound Lowe over for trial on the murder count, as well as attempted murder, resisting arrest and sentence-enhancing gun and great bodily injury allegations.

The judge scheduled a post-preliminary hearing arraignment for Dec. 9 at the Banning courthouse.

Lowe is being held in lieu of $2 million bail at the Benoit Detention Center.

He allegedly killed Hall during a confrontation with her and other unnamed parties on the first floor of their residence in the 3000 block of Greengable Lane, near Lavender Lane, at 6:15 a.m. on Jan. 25, 2022, according to Hemet police Lt. Nathan Miller and court documents.

Specific details regarding the conflict were not disclosed.

Miller said that, in addition to Hall and Lowe, three other adults resided at the home, along with two children, then ages 5 and 6. There were also two visitors in the house that morning.

When the gunfire erupted, the mother of the two kids grabbed them and hid in an upstairs room, calling 911, according to Miller, who added two other people fled out of the garage.

Patrol officers converged on the location minutes later and discovered Hall gravely wounded. She died at the scene. No one else was hurt.

Surrounding properties were evacuated as a precaution as SWAT members conducted a search of the Greengable house and the immediate area. The search ended after several hours, and detectives turned their attention to Lowe, who was originally named a person of interest but soon became the prime suspect, Miller said.

He said investigators worked 24 hours, determining that Lowe was likely in the Banning Pass. On the afternoon of Jan. 26, 2022, the investigative team found him in a parking lot in Cabazon, where he was holed up in his vehicle, Miller alleged.

"Investigators attempted to negotiate with Lowe, but he refused to surrender and get out of the parked car," the lieutenant said. "Hemet police canine `Bosco' was used to arrest Lowe and get him out of the car. Bosco sustained injuries during the arrest when Lowe violently fought the dog and struck it with a sharp piece of wood."

The defendant suffered unspecified minor injuries while allegedly resisting arrest, but the dog's actions enabled police officers and sheriff's deputies to wrestle Lowe into custody, according to Miller.

Bosco was taken to a veterinary clinic for treatment and later recovered. Lowe was also treated and released from the hospital the same day.

The defendant has no documented prior felony convictions in Riverside County.

—City News Service