Crime & Safety
Suspect In Temescal Canyon Car-To-Car Shooting Arrested
According to investigators, a 45-year-old man had his child in the car when he shot another driver near I-15 in Temescal Valley.
CORONA, CA — A 45-year-old man who allegedly shot and injured a victim in Corona was taken into custody Thursday.
Deputies from the Lake Matthew sheriff's station were sent to the 1300 block of Magnolia Avenue around 1:54 a.m. on June 24 regarding shots fired, where a man sustained a gunshot wound, according to the Riverside County Sheriff's Department.
The victim told deputies that he was struck by gunfire as he was traveling north on Temescal Canyon Road and approaching Dawson Canyon Road at about 11:35 p.m. on June 23.
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The victim was transported to a hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.
It was unclear what motivated the shooting.
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Investigators later identified the suspect as Luis Orlando Quiroz and learned that his child was in the vehicle during the shooting but was unharmed, sheriff's officials said.
Quiroz was arrested around 8:30 a.m. Thursday. Investigators served a search warrant and recovered four handguns and ammunition at his residence, sheriff's officials said. He was booked into the Robert Presley Detention Center on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, child endangerment and unlawful possession of a firearm.
Anyone with information regarding the shooting was urged to contact Investigator Pytell of the Lake Matthew sheriff's station at 951-272-5600.
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