RIVERSIDE: Fatal Shooting

Late Friday night July 20, 2018 the Riverside Police Department along with the City of Riverside Fire Department and AMR responded to reports of a shooting with one person suffering from gunshot wounds. According to Officer Ryan Railsback with the Riverside Police Department, around 11:00pm Officers responded to the area of Victoria Ave. and 12th St. for reports of a shooting. When Officers arrived they located a male suffering from gunshot wounds and immediately started life saving measures until the City of Riverside Fire Department arrived. The male victim was transported to an area hospital where he was pronounced deceased. No suspect information was immediately available and the motive for the shooting remains under investigation. The shooting occurred a block from Lincoln High School.