On June 8, 2024, at about 10:04 p.m., deputies responded to reports of a gunshot victim in the 25000 block of Highway 74 in the Good Hope community near Perris, California. They found 56-year-old Kimberly Sue Dunlap with a gunshot wound; she was pronounced dead at the scene despite immediate lifesaving efforts.

The next day investigators arrested 58-year-old William Dunlap, identified as Kimberly’s husband. He was booked on suspicion of murder and, on June 12, was formally charged with murder and a sentence-enhancing allegation of using a firearm to cause great bodily injury. He pleaded not guilty at arraignment and remained in custody with bail set at $2 million; a felony settlement conference was scheduled for June 24 at the Riverside Hall of Justice.

Authorities have not released a motive or further details about what led to the shooting. Anyone with information is asked to contact Investigator Manjarrez of the Central Homicide Unit at 951-955-2777 or Investigator Barbee at the Perris Station at 951-210-1000. Does anyone in the community have information that could help investigators?