BREAKING HEMET - PERSON SHOT & KILLED WHILE RIDING ON MOPED SCOOTER

UPDATE WITH PRESS RELEASE 

On Tuesday, December 19, 2017 at about 10:12 am, deputies assigned to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department-Hemet Station were dispatched to investigate a possible vehicle collision in the unincorporated county area of Valle Vista.  When deputies arrived, they discovered an adult male had been shot. Life saving measures were initiated and medical personnel summoned but the victim, later identified as Daniel Carrillo, a 23-year-old male from Hemet, died at the scene. The Riverside Sheriff’s Department-Central Homicide Unit and Hemet Station Investigators have assumed the investigation. Anyone with information regarding this incident is encouraged to call Investigator Button of the Sheriff’s Central Homicide Unit at (760) 393-3531 or Investigator Porrazo at 951-719-3400.

Story Written by:
Trevor Montgomery 
RiversideCountyNewssource.org

VALLE VISTA — A person who witnesses described as a male between 16 and 23-years-old, was shot and killed while riding with another male on a moped scooter, Tuesday morning, Dec. 19. The fatal shooting happened on De Waide Avenue near Earle Court, north of E. Florida and west of Fairview Avenues, in Valle Vista.

Cal Fire/Riverside County firefighters and Hemet Fire Department, who responded to reports of “two teens on a moped involved in a traffic collision” about 10 a.m., found several witnesses, area residents and a person described as a teenage male around another male who appeared to have been shot while riding as a passenger on the moped.

Witnesses were attempting life-saving measures on the critically injured victim; however, the male – whose actual age has not yet been released – succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Officials have not released the victim’s name or any other details, pending further investigation and notification of his family.

Witnesses told investigators that the two males were riding the moped and had just turned onto De Waide Avenue from a small cul-de-sac when they “heard the sound of a pop” and saw the moped crash.

The driver of the scooter had already begun trying to render aid to the passenger when neighbors came out to help. Those who came to the aid of the two victims discovered the passenger appeared to have been shot in the back.

Officials have not yet specified the actual nature, extent or cause of the victim’s fatal injuries.

Deputies, investigators and other officials from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Hemet and San Jacinto Stations responded to conduct a preliminary investigation into the shooting.

After officials arrived, they cordoned off the street with crime scene tape and were observed turning residents and others away.

Sheriff’s Central Homicide investigators were later summoned to the scene and assumed the homicide investigation.

Officials work at the scene of the deadly shooting that happened Tuesday morning. 

Eddie George/Hemet News photo

As the investigation was getting under way, Sheriff’s officials brought a mobile command center to the scene and officials were observed entering and exiting the trailer throughout the day.

Thomas Procop, who lives down the street from where the deadly shooting happened said he had already spoken to the moped driver’s father, who told him he had just given his son the moped three days earlier as an early Christmas present.

“The kids had come around the corner and the moment they turned the corner the kid on the back got hit (by gunfire),” Procop said.

As the shooting victim began to fall off the moped after being hit by at least one gunshot, the driver of the moped lost control and the two wrecked in the roadway, according to Procop.

“Sadly, the kid on the back didn’t make it,” said Procop.

“It’s a sad thing. Very sad,” Procop continued. “My heart goes out to the families and I can definitely tell you they are going to need a lot of prayers.”

Another area resident, Darrell Criswell, said he was out walking his dog when he saw the moped rider attempting to help his friend.

“He was trying to get him revived, trying to keep him awake until help came,” Criswell explained. “That’s when everyone showed up and started helping.”

“They were doing stuff on him and he was just gurgling, like fluid on the lungs,” Criswell continued.

“He just died while they were trying to revive him,” said Criswell.

Sheriff investigators and other officials discuss Tuesday’s fatal shooting of a moped passenger. Eddie George/Hemet News photo

No arrests have been made at this time and officials are working to determine a motive and gather information about possible suspects.

Sheriff’s officials at the scene declined to comment about the incident, explaining that the active and ongoing investigation is in its very early stages.

During their investigation, officials called for the temporary closure of De Waide Avenue while they searched for, documented and collected evidence at the scene of the fatal shooting. The road was expected to remain closed to through-traffic for the remainder of the day.

It was not immediately known if area residents had been allowed to begin returning to their homes.

Anyone with information about this investigation or who witnessed the deadly shooting is encouraged to contact Sheriff’s officials at (951) 776-1099. Callers can remain anonymous.

This is a developing story that will be updated as new information becomes available.