Search For Killer Leads To Menifee: RSO

MENIFEE, CA — It's been nearly six months since 20-year-old Raul Solorio of Hemet was fatally gunned down in San Jacinto, and a boy was also wounded in the incident.

An arrest has now been made in the case, the Riverside County Sheriff's Department announced Monday night.

"After an extensive and exhaustive six-month investigation, the Riverside Sheriff’s Central Homicide Unit, with the assistance of the Riverside County District Attorney Office Gang Impact Team, identified the homicide suspect as 25-year-old Johnathen Amezola of Hemet. Following up on numerous investigative leads, on July 6, 2025, they were able to locate and arrest Amezola in the city of Menifee," a sheriff's department statement said.

Jail records show Amezola was arrested on Antelope Road. He's being held at Larry D. Smith Correctional Facility in Banning on charges of murder and assault with a semi-automatic firearm, both felonies. He was also booked on a misdemeanor traffic charge.

His bail is set at $1 million.

The shooting investigation began shortly after 1 a.m. on Jan. 12 when deputies were called to a residence in the 1800 block of Normandy Court in San Jacinto after receiving multiple reports of an assault with a deadly weapon.

When deputies arrived, they found a man, later identified as Solorio, on the ground "suffering from significant injuries," the sheriff's department reported.

Solorio died at the scene.

A short time later, a boy arrived at a local hospital and received treatment for a non-life-threatening gunshot wound.

Authorities were contacted, and sheriff's investigators "determined that this second victim was injured during the incident on Normandy Court," according to the sheriff's department.

A motive for the shooting was not publicly disclosed.