Steven Vargas, 33, was arrested Wednesday by homicide investigators, with the assistance of investigators from the Major Crimes Unit. He was booked into the Cois Byrd Detention Center, where he awaits felony murder charges.

On Sunday, just after 7:45 p.m., Lake Elsinore Sheriff’s Station deputies were dispatched to the 28000 block of Wells Fargo Lane in Lake Elsinore regarding an assault with a deadly weapon, according to Sgt. Alberto Loureiro.

“Upon arrival, deputies located 38-year-old Brian Rivas, a resident of Lake Elsinore, suffering from an apparent gunshot wound,” Loureiro said. “Despite life-saving measures, Rivas was pronounced deceased at the scene by paramedics.”

The Riverside County Sheriff’s Office – Central Homicide Unit responded and assumed the investigation.

The Riverside County Sheriff’s Office encourages anyone with information regarding the incident to contact Central Homicide Unit Investigator Newby at (951) 955–2777 or Lake Elsinore Station Investigator Contreras at (951) 245–3300.

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The alleged theft was reported Feb. 13 at a store in the 18200 block of Collier Avenue. An employee told the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department via an online report that a female suspect was inside the store selecting various cans of baby formula and concealing them inside a tote bag.

“As the female exited the store, she assaulted the employee by pushing him aside and exited the store without paying for the items,” the sheriff’s department said.

Deputies identified the suspect as Zurikka Herron of Lake Elsinore. They detained Herron after conducting a traffic stop Tuesday, and she was later booked into the Cois Byrd Detention Center in Murrieta on suspicion of robbery.

Herron was released Wednesday on $30,000 bail.

Anyone with information regarding the alleged theft was asked to contact Deputy Noel at the sheriff’s Lake Elsinore station at 951-245-3300.

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The alleged theft was reported Feb. 13 at a store in the 18200 block of Collier Avenue. An employee told the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department via an online report that a female suspect was inside the store selecting various cans of baby formula and concealing them inside a tote bag.

“As the female exited the store, she assaulted the employee by pushing him aside and exited the store without paying for the items,” the sheriff’s department said.

Deputies identified the suspect as Zurikka Herron of Lake Elsinore. They detained Herron after conducting a traffic stop Tuesday, and she was later booked into the Cois Byrd Detention Center in Murrieta on suspicion of robbery.

Herron was released Wednesday on $30,000 bail.

Anyone with information regarding the alleged theft was asked to contact Deputy Noel at the sheriff’s Lake Elsinore station at 951-245-3300.

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RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CA — A 57-year-old Riverside County man accused of fatally shooting his wife over the weekend pleaded not guilty Wednesday to murder and another charge.

William Thomas Dunlap of Good Hope entered his pleas during an arraignment before Superior Court Judge Walter Kubelun, who scheduled a felony settlement conference for June 24 at the Riverside Hall of Justice. Along with the murder count, Dunlap also faces a sentence-enhancing charge of using a gun to cause great bodily injury.

He’s being held at Murrieta’s Cois Byrd Detention Center in lieu of $2 million bail.

Dunlap is accused in the shooting death of Kimberly Dunlap, 56. She was found by deputies at approximately 10:04 p.m. Saturday in the 25000 block of Highway 74 in the Good Hope community, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department.

Despite efforts to save her, Dunlap was pronounced dead at the scene. The sheriff’s department reported that she suffered from a single gunshot wound.

The sheriff’s Central Homicide Unit assumed the investigation, and on Sunday morning William Dunlap was arrested in the case. A possible motive in the slaying was not released.

Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact Investigator Manjarrez with the Central Homicide Unit at 951-955-2777 or Investigator Barbee with the Perris Station at 951-210-1000.

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