BANNING, CA — A June 23 trial date was confirmed Thursday for a Hemet man accused of gunning down a 30-year-old woman during an argument at their shared residence.
Koron LeKeith Lowe, 28, allegedly killed Asasha Lache Hall of Hemet in 2022.
Lowe is charged with first-degree murder, two counts of attempted murder, assault on a police canine, resisting arrest and sentence-enhancing gun and great bodily injury allegations.
During a pretrial hearing at the Banning Justice Center Thursday, Riverside County Superior Court Judge Sylvia Luttrell conferred with the prosecution and defense regarding scheduling, and both sides agreed to prepare for trial proceedings in the last week of June.
Lowe is being held in lieu of $2 million bail at the Benoit Detention Center.
He allegedly killed Hall during a confrontation with her and other unnamed parties on the first floor of their residence in the 3000 block of Greengable Lane, near Lavender Lane, at 6:15 a.m. on Jan. 25, 2022, according to Hemet police Lt. Nathan Miller and court documents.
Specific details regarding the conflict were not disclosed.
Miller said that, in addition to Hall and Lowe, three other adults resided at the home, along with two children, then ages 5 and 6 years old. There were also two visitors in the house that morning. They were in the line of fire.
The victims' identities were not disclosed.
When the gunfire erupted, the mother of the two kids grabbed them and hid in an upstairs room, calling 911, according to Miller, who added two other people fled out of the garage.
Patrol officers converged on the location minutes later and discovered Hall gravely wounded. She died at the scene. No one else was hurt.
Surrounding properties were evacuated as a precaution as SWAT members conducted a thorough search of the Greengable house and the immediate area. The search ended after several hours, and detectives turned their attention to Lowe, Miller said.
He said investigators worked 24 hours, determining the defendant was likely in the Banning Pass. On the afternoon of Jan. 26, 2022, the investigative team found him in a parking lot in Cabazon, where he was holed up in his vehicle, Miller alleged.
"Investigators attempted to negotiate with Lowe, but he refused to surrender and get out of the parked car," the lieutenant said. "Hemet police canine `Bosco' was used to arrest Lowe and get him out of the car. Bosco sustained injuries during the arrest when Lowe violently fought the dog and struck it with a sharp piece of wood."
The defendant suffered unspecified minor injuries while allegedly resisting arrest, but the dog's actions enabled officers and sheriff's deputies to wrestle Lowe into custody, according to Miller.
Bosco was taken to a veterinary clinic for treatment and later recovered. Lowe was also treated and released from the hospital the same day.
The defendant has no documented prior felony convictions in Riverside County.
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