Tuesday Perez, a 51-year-old Hispanic mother of three from Riverside, California, was killed in an early-morning shooting at Villegas Park in the Casa Blanca neighborhood. Perez, who had worked more than two decades as a campus aide at Santiago High School in Corona, was found on the park grounds just after 4:00 a.m. on February 1, 2025, with a gunshot wound. Paramedics pronounced her dead at the scene.

Investigators say the shooting grew out of a long-running dispute between Perez and another woman. The two reportedly met at the park and a physical confrontation escalated before Perez was shot. Detectives identified 50-year-old Angela Ann Garcia of Riverside as a suspect; she was located after a slow-speed pursuit in Moreno Valley, treated for minor injuries, and booked into the Robert Presley Detention Center.

Garcia was charged with murder, being a felon in possession of a firearm, and probation violations, with enhancements for using a gun and causing great bodily injury. Bail was set at $2 million and she remained in custody while the case proceeded. Anyone with information is asked to contact Riverside Police Department detectives at (951) 353-7134.

Did anyone in the area see the confrontation at Villegas Park or know of the dispute between the two women?