Crime & Safety

Moreno Valley Shooting Leaves Two Women Dead

The women's identities were not released pending notification of next of kin.

MORENO VALLEY, CA — Two women are dead after they were shot in Moreno Valley, authorities announced Saturday.

Deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff's Department's Moreno Valley station responded to a report of a shooting at around 7:50 p.m. Friday in the area of Eucalyptus Avenue and the Old Highway 215 in Moreno Valley.

They located two women in a vehicle suffering from gunshot wounds. Both women were taken to a hospital where they succumbed to their injuries.

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The women's identities were not released pending notification of next of kin.

The investigation was ongoing and no further information was immediately available. Anyone with information about the deaths was encouraged to call Investigator Cline at 951-955-2777 or Investigator Castellanos at 951- 486-6700.

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—City News Service