Wildomar Homicide Investigation Leads To Orange County

WILDOMAR, CA — A 34-year-old Orange County man has been arrested on suspicion of murder in connection with the fatal shooting of a Wildomar resident over the weekend, authorities announced Monday night.

Daniel Anthony Grossman, of Brea, was taken into custody Sunday at a mobile home park on Carbon Canyon Road in his city of residence after homicide detectives served a search warrant there, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. He was booked Sunday morning into the Cois M. Byrd Detention Center in French Valley, where he is being held on suspicion of murder.

The arrest stems from a shooting reported around 2:04 a.m. Saturday in the 21000 block of Pecan Street in Wildomar. Deputies responding to an assault-with-a-deadly-weapon call and found 55-year-old Shawn Ripley suffering from a gunshot wound.

Deputies performed lifesaving measures until paramedics arrived and transported Ripley to a local hospital in critical condition, where he later died from his injuries.

The sheriff’s Central Homicide Unit took over the inquiry and identified Grossman as the suspect.

Members of the sheriff’s Emergency Services Team and Major Crimes Unit assisted homicide detectives in arresting Grossman without incident at his Brea home. Investigators also served a second search warrant in Fullerton, where officials said additional evidence was seized.

Authorities have not released a potential motive or specified what led to the shooting, citing an ongoing investigation.

Sheriff's officials ask anyone with information to contact Central Homicide Unit Investigator Deanne at 951-955-2777 or Lake Elsinore Station Investigator Garcia at 951-245-3300.