1 Man Killed, 1 Wounded In Shooting In Southeastern Riverside County

SALTON SEA, CA — One man was killed and another wounded in a shooting Sunday in the North Shore community located along the Salton Sea in southeastern Riverside County.

Deputies responded to a call of an assault with a deadly weapon at 12:08 a.m. Sunday in the 98000 block of Surfside Avenue, according to Riverside County Sheriff's Office Sgt. Alberto Loureiro.

They found the two men suffering from gunshot wounds and pronounced a 44-year-old man dead at the scene, Loureiro said. A 43-year-old man was taken by ambulance to a hospital with stable vital signs.

The deceased victim was later identified as Alberto Padron of Mecca, the sergeant said.

There were no arrests but homicide investigators were pursuing leads, Loureiro said.

Anyone with information was urged to call Investigator Cook of the Central Homicide Unit at 951- 955-2777 or Thermal Station Sheriff's Station Investigator Stuhrmann at 760-863-8990.

— City News Service