Perris Man Killed in Shooting Involving Off-Duty Orange County Deputy

Perris Man Killed

LAKE MATHEWS (CNS) – Authorities Sunday were investigating the death of a 50-year-old Perris man who was killed in a shooting that involved an off- duty Orange County sheriff’s deputy in a remote area dividing Orange and Riverside counties.

Deputies from the Lake Mathews sheriff’s station responded to multiple calls reporting a shooting at 8:15 p.m. Friday in the area of Holy Jim Trail and Main Divide Road near Santiago Peak, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department.

The deputy, whose name was withheld, had been approached by a man who appeared to be under the influence and who was armed with a firearm, the RCSD stated…

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