Gunfire exchanged between residents and people who broke into their home in La Cresta, west of Murrieta, early Saturday morning left two people dead and two others wounded, authorities said Monday, Dec. 28.
Investigators believe a number of suspects — it wasn’t immediately confirmed how many — forced their way into a home on 37000 block of Calle de Lobo and attacked one of its residents, Riverside County Sheriff’s officials said in a news release. Shots were fired during the altercation, and four people were hit.
Deputies were summoned at 4:01 a.m., and found two people dead when they arrived, Sheriff’s officials said. One decedent was a suspect in what the agency called a botched home invasion robbery. Information was not immediately released on the second person who was fatally shot.
A second suspect in the robbery and one other person who was shot were taken to a hospital. Details regarding the severity of their wounds was not immediately available.
Sheriff’s officials believe at least one more suspect fled in a car. A detailed description of any possible outstanding suspect or vehicle was not available Monday afternoon.
Those shot were identified only as males, their ages were not immediately disclosed.
Authorities asked anyone with information regarding the shooting and robbery to contact Sheriff’s Investigator Stites at 951-245-3300, or Investigator Button at 951-955-2777.
The identities of those who died were withheld pending the notification of their relatives.
Woman shot during break-in at Kenmore storage facility
KENMORE, Wash. – A woman was shot early Monday during a break-in at a Kenmore storage facility, sheriff’s officials said.
The incident unfolded at about 12:45 a.m. as deputies and medics responded to a report of a shooting at People’s Storage in the 6900 block of NE 181st Street in Kenmore, said Tim Meyer of the King County Sheriff’s Office.
A woman was found at the scene with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound. She was taken to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle for treatment.
A preliminary found that the resident caretaker at the facility interrupted the woman as she was attempting to break in and steal items.
At some point, the woman pulled out a gun. The caretaker, who was also armed, responded by firing a single shot and striking the woman in the shoulder, Meyer said.
The woman will be booked into the King County Jail once she is released from the hospital.