Crime & Safety
Suspect In Fatal Perris Shooting Was Already Behind Bars: Cops
Fredy Morales, already in custody for alleged drug-related offenses, was formally re-booked for the alleged murder, held on $1 million bail.
PERRIS, CA —A man suspected of gunning down a 31-year-old Perris resident was behind bars Thursday.
Fredy Morales was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of murder for the slaying last month of Alberto Delgado Urista.
Morales was already in custody at the Robert Presley Jail in Riverside for alleged drug-related offenses and was formally re-booked for the alleged murder.
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He was being held on $1 million bail.
Riverside County sheriff's Sgt. Ed Baeza said Urista was attacked shortly before 9 p.m. on July 23 in the 300 block of Third Street, near F Street, on the east end of Perris.
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Witnesses reported gunshots, and when deputies reached the location, they found the victim suffering from gunshot wounds, Baeza said.
Urista was taken to Riverside University Medical Center in Moreno Valley, where he died that night, according to the sergeant.
He said that deputies combed the area for suspects, but were unsuccessful. However, in the ensuing weeks, homicide detectives developed leads pointing to Morales as the alleged perpetrator, culminating in an arrest warrant being obtained and served on him at the jail.
Further details regarding the investigation and a possible motive for the shooting were not disclosed.
Background information on Morales was unavailable.
