Felon Charged With Murder After Fatal Shooting Of Wildomar Man

WILDOMAR, CA — A 34-year-old convicted felon accused of fatally shooting a 55-year-old acquaintance in Wildomar was charged Thursday with multiple offenses, including first-degree murder.

Daniel Anthony Grossman of Brea was arrested Sunday following a Riverside County Sheriff's Department investigation into the killing of Shawn Ripley of Wildomar.

In addition to murder, Grossman was charged Thursday with being a felon in possession of a loaded firearm and sentence-enhancing gun and great bodily injury allegations.

The shooting occurred shortly after 2 a.m. Saturday at a residence in the 21000 block of Pecan Street, near Grand Avenue, according to the Riverside County Sheriff's Department.

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Deputies responding to a reported assault found Ripley suffering from a gunshot wound to the upper body. He was taken to Inland Valley Medical Center in Wildomar where he later died, authorities said.

Within 24 hours, detectives from the department's Central Homicide Unit identified Grossman as the suspected shooter. Authorities have not disclosed a possible motive.

Grossman and Ripley apparently knew one another, officials said.

Detectives obtained a search warrant and served it Sunday morning at Grossman's residence on Carbon Canyon Drive in Brea and at a second property in Fullerton. Investigators seized evidence during the searches, authorities said.

Grossman was arrested without incident at his Brea apartment.

Court records indicate Grossman has prior felony convictions in another jurisdiction, but the records did not specify the offenses.

Grossman is being held in lieu of $1 million bail at the Byrd Detention Center. He was scheduled to make his initial court appearance Thursday afternoon at the Southwest Justice Center in Murrieta.

City News Service contributed to this report.