Crime & Safety

Public's Help Sought In Riverside County Homicide Investigation

Anyone with information about the slaying is asked to contact Investigator Adrian Jimenez, RSO Central Homicide Unit, at 951-955-9186.

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Carlos Villa, 47, was found gunned down around 1 a.m. Tuesday, May 19, in the 3000 block of Grant Street, in a residential area of unincorporated Corona known as Home Gardens.
Carlos Villa, 47, was found gunned down around 1 a.m. Tuesday, May 19, in the 3000 block of Grant Street, in a residential area of unincorporated Corona known as Home Gardens. (RSO)

LAKE MATHEWS, CA — The Riverside County Sheriff's Department announced Tuesday that it is seeking the public's help in identifying the killer(s) of Carlos Villa.

Villa, 47, was found gunned down around 1 a.m. Tuesday, May 19, in the 3000 block of Grant Street, in a residential area of unincorporated Corona known as Home Gardens.

Despite paramedics efforts to save Villa, he died at the scene.

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Anyone with information about the slaying is asked to contact Investigator Adrian Jimenez, RSO Central Homicide Unit, at 951-955-9186. Additionally, tips can be sent here.

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