Sequoyah Callahan Gavin, 18, was shot in the head and killed on July 13, 2018, at a home on the 1100 block of Stepstone Court in the Stoney Mountain Ranch neighborhood of northwest Hemet. Emergency personnel from the Hemet Police and Fire Departments and Riverside County sheriff’s deputies responded about 8 p.m.; Gavin was pronounced dead at the scene after CPR and life-saving measures.

Hemet Police conducted an intensive investigation over the next four days, interviewing witnesses and collecting evidence. On July 17, 2018, 22-year-old Vincent Calderon was arrested about 4 p.m. and charged with murder; bail was set at $1 million. The department did not disclose a motive, and the investigation was described as active and ongoing.

Gavin attended Lilac School and Valley Center High School, played football and rugby, and was a member of the Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians, where he was known as Coy. A talking stick ceremony was held to honor him. If anyone has information about what happened that night, please come forward.