Crime & Safety
Officer-Involved Shooting Reported In Lake Elsinore
BREAKING: Sheriff's officials say this is a separate incident from an ongoing SWAT scene in nearby Wildomar.
LAKE ELSINORE, CA — A man was shot during a confrontation with Riverside County sheriff's deputies in Lake Elsinore Thursday, the agency reports.
In a busy day for law enforcement in Southwest Riverside County, the shooting occurred around 4 p.m. in the area of Chaney Street and Collier Avenue, according to sheriff's officials. Few details regarding the incident were immediately available, but officials say it was a separate, unrelated case from a standoff scene that closed off a major thoroughfare in nearby Wildomar, about 10 miles away.
According to reports from the scene, the Elsinore suspect was wounded when he allegedly brandished a weapon. No deputies were injured.
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The man was taken to Inland Valley Medical Center in Wildomar in unknown condition.
#LakeElsinore OIS occurred about 4pm/Collier X Chaney/suspect transported to local hospital in unk condition/No injuries to officers or public/Active investigation/No addtl’ details at this time/Updates to follow/Avoid the area #Active pic.twitter.com/Au6dpoEewx
— Riverside County Sheriff PIO-West (@RSOPIOWest) December 21, 2018
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