Reporting Deputy: Sergeant B. Burgin
File # MV231600003
Details:
On Friday, June 9, 2023 at 12:23 AM, Moreno Valley Deputies responded to the 24000 block of John F. Kennedy Dr. in Moreno Valley reference an assault. Upon arrival, deputies located a 17-year-old Hispanic male victim from Perris, suffering from multiple non-life threatening puncture wounds. He was treated on scene for his injuries and transported to a local hospital for further medical care. As deputies were tending to the victim, Geraldy Diaz, a 19-year-old resident of Moreno Valley, arrived at a local hospital seeking treatment for severe laceration injuries to his hand. Deputies contacted Diaz at the hospital for his statement.
Based on evidence and witness statements, it was determined Diaz and the victim were engaged in a physical altercation at the location on John F. Kennedy Dr. During that altercation, Diaz struck the victim with an unknown object, causing the puncture wounds to the victim and cutting his own hand in the process. Diaz was arrested and both subjects remain hospitalized at this time. Pending release from the hospital, Diaz will be booked into a Riverside County Jail for 245 PC – Assault with a Deadly Weapon.
Anyone with information on this case is encouraged to call Investigator David Newman at the Moreno Valley Sheriff’s Station by calling (951) 486-6700
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