Rene Diaz, 42, of Lake Elsinore, was shot in Perris on December 23, 2024, in the 2500 block of Spectacular Bid Street. Deputies responded just before midnight to a report of an assault with a deadly weapon and found Diaz with multiple gunshot wounds; he was taken to a hospital and died of his injuries on December 29, 2024.

The Riverside County Sheriff’s Central Homicide Unit investigated and identified a suspect described as a 17-year-old male from Perris. A warrant was issued when his whereabouts were initially unknown. On January 21, 2025, multiple search warrants were executed in Perris and surrounding areas; the juvenile was found at a home in the 20500 block of Santa Rosa Mine Road and taken into custody without incident, then booked into Juvenile Hall on suspicion of murder. Authorities have not released the suspect’s name because he is a minor.

The investigation remains ongoing. Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact the Riverside Sheriff’s Central Homicide Unit.