On Tuesday, June 16, 2026, deputies from the Perris Sheriff’s Station responded around 12:28 p.m. to an assault with a deadly weapon call at a residence on the 24000 block of Marie Street in Good Hope. Inside the home, 46-year-old Hugo Lomeli was found with multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene. Paramedics were unable to save him.

The Riverside County Sheriff’s Central Homicide Unit took over the investigation and identified 21-year-old Isaac Rodriguez-Mendoza, a Good Hope resident, as a suspect. Investigators say Lomeli and Rodriguez-Mendoza were acquainted; the nature of their relationship and a motive have not been disclosed. Rodriguez-Mendoza was located and arrested the same day without incident, booked on suspicion of murder, and on June 18, 2026, was formally charged with first-degree murder with enhancement allegations for firearm use and causing great bodily injury; bail was set at $1 million.

The investigation remains ongoing. Does anyone in Good Hope have information that could help investigators with this case?