Crime & Safety

Coroner IDs Slain Moreno Valley Man

The 29-year-old was shot "multiple times" on Cottonwood Avenue Sunday, according to the Riverside County Coroner.

MORENO VALLEY, CA —A 29-year-old man who was shot and killed in Moreno Valley has been identified.

Sidrian Alen Cruz of Moreno Valley was found dead at the scene of the shooting Sunday in the 21000 block of Cottonwood Avenue, according to Riverside County Sheriff's Sgt. Ed Baeza.

Deputies received a report of the assault at 1:36 p.m. and arrived on the scene to find the victim already deceased with signs of multiple gunshot wounds.

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No information regarding a suspect has been provided and the incident was still under investigation.

Cruz was identified late Monday night by the Riverside County coroner's office following the notification of his family.

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If anyone has information regarding this investigation, they are encouraged to call Investigators Ted Gonzalez of the Central Homicide Unit at 951-955-2777 or Investigator Myling Sam of the Moreno Valley Sheriff’s Station at 951-486-6700.