Gelder Funes-Lopez was 21 and a resident of Temecula when he was fatally shot on February 2, 2020, while pumping gas at the Arco on the 200 block of E. 4th Street in Perris. Deputies and medical personnel performed life-saving measures but he was pronounced dead at the scene; the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department responded after reports of an assault with a deadly weapon.

The investigation led to the arrest of 26-year-old Francisco Anthony Yzararraz of Perris. He was taken into custody four days after the shooting; he was already in custody on an unrelated parole violation when arrested for Funes-Lopez’s killing and is being held without bail at the Cois Byrd Detention Center in Murrieta. Authorities have not disclosed a motive, and early reports that Funes-Lopez was shot after refusing to give money to a panhandler have not been confirmed.

The Riverside County Sheriff’s Central Homicide Unit is continuing the investigation and asks anyone with information to come forward. Did anyone see activity around the Arco on E. 4th Street on February 2, 2020?