Steven Michael Fineran, 65, was found fatally shot inside his Alexander Street home in the Mead Valley area of Perris on September 29, 2023. Riverside County deputies responded to an assault with a deadly weapon call about 6:09 p.m. and discovered Fineran deceased from a gunshot wound.

Authorities took 67-year-old Dani Susan Runyan, described as Fineran’s girlfriend, into custody at the scene and booked her at the Cois Byrd Detention Center on murder charges. Runyan has no recorded prior felony or misdemeanor convictions in Riverside County. The sheriff’s department has not released a motive and says the investigation remains ongoing.

Fineran was born August 20, 1958, in Denison, Iowa. He graduated Denison High School in 1976, served four years in the United States Marine Corps, spent his career as a truck driver, and continued farming the family land; he was known for gardening and spending time with friends and family. If anyone has information about what happened that evening, please contact Investigator Newby at the Perris Sheriff’s Station, (951) 210-1000, or Central Homicide Investigator Deanne at (951) 955-1700.