Christopher Jacob Lennox, 27, of Riverside was arrested Sunday following a Riverside Police Department investigation.

Along with murder, Lennox is charged with attempted murder, domestic violence and sentence-enhancing gun and great bodily injury allegations.

The defendant, who is being held on $1 million bail at the Robert Presley Jail, was slated to make his initial court appearance Thursday afternoon at the Riverside Hall of Justice.

He allegedly killed Robert Joe Mageno of Riverside around noon on Easter Sunday in the 7600 block of Canberra Way, near Trautwein Road, in the Mission Grove quarter.

According to Riverside police Officer Ryan Railsback, the attack happened during an unspecified argument between Lennox and his girlfriend, identified in court documents only as “L.G.,” at the defendant’s residence, where several people leased rooms, including Mageno.

“The suspect retrieved a handgun and shot his girlfriend,” Railsback said. “When she fled the room, Mageno appeared from his room, and the suspect shot him. The girlfriend was able to flee across the street after the shooting.”

Witnesses called police, and patrol officers converged on the location, locating L.G. wounded but conscious. She was taken to a Riverside hospital, where she remains in critical condition, according to Railsback.

Mageno was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics.

Officers took Lennox into custody without incident.

“They located a handgun inside the home … believed to have been used in the shooting,” the police spokesman said.

The defendant has no documented prior felony convictions in Riverside County.

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File # MV231180003

Details:

On April 28, 2023, at about 12:58 AM, deputies from the Moreno Valley Sheriff’s Station Sheriff’s Station responded to a traffic collision report on the 14300 Block of Windjammer Drive, in the city of Moreno Valley. Deputies arrived on scene and found that a vehicle had collided into a residence on Windjammer Drive. CalFire and America Medical Response personnel responded to provide medical treatment for the driver and a resident. The driver and the resident were transported to a local area hospital for further treatment.

The Moreno Valley Sheriff’s Station Traffic Team responded to the location and assumed the investigation. The preliminary investigation revealed that the driver of the vehicle was traveling southbound on Kitching Street when the driver lost control and collided with a residence on Windjammer Drive. At this time, neither intoxication nor reckless driving appear to be a factor in this collision. The identities of the involved parties will not be released pending further investigation.

Anyone with information about this collision is encouraged to call Deputy Galbreath of the Moreno Valley Sheriff’s Station at 951-486-6811 or the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office at 951-776-1099.

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