Crime & Safety

Anza Man Arrested In Father's Murder

The 40-year-old victim was found dead Wednesday, officials said.

Anthony Holguin
Anthony Holguin (Riverside County Sheriff’s Department)

ANZA, CA — A 20-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder after his father was found dead Wednesday in Anza, according to the Riverside County Sheriff's Department.

Deputies from the Hemet Sheriff’s Station were called at 12:30 p.m. to a report of a shooting on the 39000 block of Cary Road, where they found David Jose Holguin, 40, of Anza, deceased on the property, officials said.

Investigators from the Hemet station and the central homicide unit arrested the man’s son, Anthony Holguin, 22, of Anza, "for murder due to his involvement in his father’s death," the department said without elaborating on arrest details, possible motive or the victim's official cause of death.

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Anyone with information on the case can contact Investigator Trudeau of the Central Homicide Unit at (951) 955-2777 or Investigator Martinez at the Hemet Station at (951) 791-3400, or submit a tip using the Sheriff's Homicide Tipline online form.

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