Woman Arrested In Stabbing Death Of Hemet Mother

HEMET, CA — A 27-year old woman was being held on $1 million bail Saturday in the stabbing death of a mother of three who reportedly asked two people to stop using drugs outside her children's bedroom in Hemet.

Detectives with the Hemet Police Department served a search warrant for the suspect early Friday in the 600 block of Vista Del Monte.

"During the warrant service, investigators located Autumn Goodwin, a Hemet resident. Goodwin was subsequently arrested for the homicide that occurred in the 1000 block of South Gilbert," the department said in a statement.

The stabbing occurred early Monday outside an apartment complex in the 1000 block of South Gilbert Street. Police responded to the site at 12:35 a.m. after receiving several calls for a disturbance.

The victim, identified as 28-year-old Shawna Weems by her husband, asked the suspect and a man to stop using drugs outside her children's bedroom, her family told reporters. During the confrontation, Goodwin then allegedly stabbed Weems multiple times, police said.

Weems was rushed to a hospital, where she later died.

In addition to officers from the Hemet Police Department, personnel from the Hemet/San Jacinto Gang Task Force and Riverside County Gang Impact Team were involved in the investigation.

Anyone with additional information about the stabbing was asked to call Detective Daniel Cortez at 951-765-2433.

A GoFundMe account was created for Weems. More than $16,900 had been raised as of Saturday morning.

"Her children will now be forced to grow up without a mom," the page reads. "Her husband, Cody Weems, is trying to pick up the pieces."

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