Person Shot In Elsinore Walmart Lot Before Crashing Off Road

LAKE ELSINORE, CA — A shooting at an area parking lot on Monday ended in one death after the man ended up crashing off the side of a nearby road, sheriff's officials tell Patch. The incident led to an hours-long closure in the area of Railroad Canyon Road and Church Street as law enforcement personnel and paramedics rushed to the scene to investigate.

The crash was reported at 3:41 p.m. and when crews got to the scene, they found a vehicle had gone 75 feet off the side of the roadway, according to April Newman of the Riverside County Fire Department.

Fire officials responded to the scene and set up a rope system to access the vehicle — and soon found the person at the wheel had been shot, according to sheriff's and fire officials. Sheriff's officials later learned that the person was shot while in the parking lot of the local Walmart, which is about a mile away from the crash site, about 10 minutes prior to the wreck.

"Firefighters were able to make access to the vehicle and extricated the patient," Newman said.

The person, who was identified as 35-year-old Henry Shannon, was rushed to the hospital with critical injuries, she said.

The Riverside County Sheriff's Department says Shannon died at the hospital.

As of 10 p.m., Railroad Canyon Road was back open after an hours-long closure, but law enforcement remained at the scene.

Here's the full news release from the Riverside County Sheriff's Department:

On May 14, 2018, at about 3:30 p.m., officers assigned to the Lake Elsinore Police Department were dispatched to Rail Road Canyon and Grape Street to a report of a shooting. The victim, Henry Shannon, a 35-year-old male, left the scene of the shooting in his vehicle. He was involved in a single vehicle traffic collision near Rail Road Canyon and Church Street. Officers performed life saving measures and Shannon was transported to a local hospital where he later died from injuries sustained from the shooting. The investigation is currently on-going and no further information will be released at this time. If anyone has information regarding this investigation, they are encouraged to call Detective Stoyer with the Central Homicide Unit at 951-955-2777 or Detective Kelleher with the Lake Elsinore Police Department at 951-245-3300.

Additional details surrounding the incident were not immediately available, but we'll provide updates as we learn them. Refresh for the latest.

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