Crime & Safety
Homeless Man 'Gunned Down' On Street: Investigators Seek Answers
Investigators are seeking information after a homeless man was found shot to death on a Perris street. Here's what they know so far.
PERRIS, CA — Riverside County sheriff's investigators Thursday asked for the public's help identifying the person who gunned down a 31-year-old homeless man on a Perris street.
Jorge Alberto Delgado Urista was fatally shot shortly before 9 p.m. Sunday in the 300 block of Third Street, near B Street, according to the Riverside County Sheriff's Department.
Sgt. Ed Baeza said that patrol deputies were sent to the location after witnesses reported gunfire, and they discovered Urista mortally wounded.
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He was taken to Riverside University Medical Center in Moreno Valley, where he died a short time later.
Baeza said that deputies scoured the area but were unable to find a suspect.
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Central Homicide Unit detectives initiated an investigation that hasn't yet resulted in an arrest.
A possible motive was not disclosed, and a possible description of the shooter was not provided.
If you witnessed this event, call Investigator D. Sandoval of the Central Homicide Unit at 951-955-2777 or Investigator J. Newby of the Riverside Sheriff’s Perris Station at 951-210-1000.
