2 Suspects Arrested In Fatal Old Town Temecula Shooting

TEMECULA, CA — Two suspects have been arrested in connection with a shooting in Old Town Temecula that left one dead and two wounded.

Kevin Duane Hatchett Jr., 24, of Wildomar was booked into Robert Presley Detention Center at 8:36 p.m. Monday on suspicion of murder and attempted murder. He was being held in lieu of $1 million bail, according to updated jail records.

He is due to appear in court Thursday.

Nickolas Trichanh, 21, of Corona was booked into Southwest Detention Center just after 5 p.m. Monday on suspicion of being an accessory to murder. He was being held in lieu of $500,000 bail, jail records showed Tuesday.

He is due to appear in court Wednesday.

The shootings were reported at 10:42 p.m. Sunday at 28680 Old Town Front Street, near The Bank of Mexican Food.

"One of the suspects shot all three victims while standing in the outside patio of the restaurant, and both suspects fled on foot," according to updated information Monday night from the sheriff's department.

A man died at the scene, while another man and a woman were transported to area hospitals for treatment of their wounds, the department said.

The deceased was identified as Desmond Dyas, 28, of Hemet.

Old Town Front Street was blocked in both directions and the street remained closed through Monday morning as investigators processed the crime scene.

No motive for the shooting was provided by the sheriff's department. A witness reported there was a verbal confrontation and the shooter challenged Dyas to "take it outside" before he fired on the three victims.

Neither suspect has felony convictions in Riverside County, according to court records.

Anyone with information regarding the shooting is asked to call Investigator Horkel at the Southwest Sheriff Station at 951-696-3000 or Investigator Manjarrez with the Central Homicide Unit at 951-955-2777.