Tag: investigation

On Monday, November 1, 2021, Perris Sheriff’s Station deputies responded to a shooting that occurred in the parking lot of a business located in the 4000 block of N. Perris Blvd, in the city of Perris. Deputies arrived on-scene and located two victims suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.

On December 3, 2021, Investigators from Central Homicide Unit arrested Benjamin Briones, 60-year-old resident of Thousand Palms for the homicide of Jean Grace Willrich. Briones is a self-employed pool service man.

Authorities pursued new leads Tuesday on possible sources of live ammunition involved in actor Alec Baldwin's fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the New Mexico set of a western movie, as they searched the premises of an Albuquerque-based firearms and ammunition supplier.

On November 28, 2021, Benjamin Winkle was located in Northern California and arrested by the Placer County Sheriff’s Department. Winkle was arrested for unrelated new charges and the arrest warrant stemming from this homicide investigation. Winkle is currently in custody at the Placer County Jail and will eventually be extradited to Riverside County for the murder charge.

The suspects in the murder of George Torres have been identified as 23-year-old Edgar Ortega-Sanchez and 18-year-old Bryan Ortega. The suspects are brothers and residents of Perris. They have been arrested and booked into custody. The case has been submitted to the Riverside County District Attorney’s office, and murder charges have been filed.