Lake Elsinore Man Charged With Murder In Perris Slaying

LAKE ELSINORE, CA — After a man died from multiple gunshot wounds in Perris, the Riverside County Sheriff's Department announced Thursday that a Lake Elsinore man has been arrested in the alleged killing.

Jonathan Manriquez, 23, was taken into custody Monday and booked into Riverside's Robert Presley Detention Center. Court records show he was charged with murder and several sentencing enhancements tied to the use of a firearm in the alleged slaying.

Manriquez is being held in lieu of $2 million bail and is scheduled to be arraigned on Sept. 2. On the same day, he is slated for a felony settlement conference in Riverside County tied to drug and weapons charges in another case in which he previously pled not guilty.

According to the sheriff's department, deputies received a call at 12:52 a.m. Aug. 14 about shots fired the area of Saddleback Way and Pillar Court in Perris. When they arrived, the law enforcements agents found Robert Chavez, 36, of Perris suffering from "multiple gunshot wounds." He was pronounced dead at the scene.

During the investigation, deputies learned that two gunshot victims were treated at local hospitals. The pair, whose identities were not released, were involved in the Perris shooting, according to the sheriff's department. The two were in stable condition, the department previously announced.

It's not clear whether Manriquez was one of the patients.

A motive for the shootings was not provided.

Anyone with nformation about the investigation is asked to call Investigator Manjarrez with the Central Homicide Unit at 951-955-2777 or Investigator DeMattia at the Perris Sheriff Station at 951-210-1000.