Wildomar Man ID'd in Lake Elsinore Murder

Lake Elsinore, CA – A 36-year-old Wildomar man who was killed over the weekend in Lake Elsinore was publicly identified on Thursday.

Javier Montero was shot to death on Sunday in front of a residence in the 300 block of Avenue 5, at around 12:13 a.m., according to the Riverside County Coroner's Office. He died less than 10 minutes later at the location.

According to Riverside County Sheriff's Sgt. Jeff Buompensiero, investigators were sent to the scene at 12:20 a.m. after getting word of an assault. There, they found Montero suffering from a single gunshot wound.

"During the investigation, several witnesses were identified and one person of interest," Buompensiero said. "Based on the known facts and circumstance of the investigation at this time, there have been no arrests and all involved parties have been contacted."

An arrest in the case has not yet been announced.

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