Accused Lake Elsinore 'Street Gang' Arrested On Suspicion Of Shooting

LAKE ELSINORE, CA — Three Lake Elsinore men and one teenager have been arrested in connection with an attempted murder shooting that left a man injured in December.

During an investigation conducted by the Lake Elsinore Sheriff's Station, deputies said they learned the four were part of a local street gang, which conspired and committed the assault, the sheriff's department said Friday.

Robert Flores, 18; Jonathan Juarez, 19; Alberto Garcia, 20 and an unnamed 17-year-old — all Lake Elsinore residents — were arrested recently after warrants were served in February, the department said.

The three men have been booked on conspiracy and attempted murder charges. The minor was booked on attempted murder, the department said. Officials said gang-related enhancements will be sought for the case.

In December, the department received a call regarding an assault with a deadly weapon. When deputies found the victim, he had a gunshot wound to the leg.

The man told police he was walking home from a local convenience store when he heard gunfire and realized he had been shot.

That's when the station's special enforcement team, along with the Region 4 Gang Task Force assumed the investigation.

The law enforcement teams said Friday that they have "a zero-tolerance stance on all gang-related crime and it will be investigated and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law."

Anyone with additional information on the case was urged to contact Deputy Tickel at the Lake Elsinore Sheriff’s Station at 951–245–3300.