Lake Elsinore Teen Accused Of Attempted Murder

LAKE ELSINORE, CA — A 19-year-old Lake Elsinore resident is jailed in lieu of $1 million bail following his arrest last week in connection with alleged gang-related shootings that left two people wounded.

Kenyelo Centeno-Guzman was taken into custody at approximately noon on Thursday, March 27, following a Lake Elsinore Sheriff's Station investigation that began five days earlier.

Just after 12:30 a.m. on Saturday, March 22, deputies were called to the 600 block of W. Lakeshore Drive about a shooting. At the scene, deputies found a victim with multiple gunshot wounds.

A short time later, deputies were notified about an additional victim who was at a local hospital being treated for a gunshot wound.

An update on the medical condition of the victims, whose identities were not released, was unavailable.

According to the sheriff's station, the incidents were related and possibly gang-related.

Investigators arrested Centeno-Guzman after a search warrant was served at an apartment on W. Limited Avenue in Lake Elsinore, jail records show. The search allegedly turned up a stolen firearm.

Centeno-Guzman was booked into Southwest Detention Center on suspicion of attempted murder, stolen firearm possession, and presenting false identification to a peace officer, according to jail records. Formal charges were expected to be filed by Tuesday.

A woman identified as Belica Guzman, 41, of Lake Elsinore was also arrested at the same apartment during the March 27 search warrant service and was booked into county jail on suspicion of evidence tampering, child endangerment, and willfully delaying/obstructing a peace officer. She was released from custody the same day in lieu of $35,000 bail. It's unclear how she is related to Kenyelo Centeno-Guzman.