RIVERSIDE COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENTSheriff Chad Bianco |
| Press Release: | Assault with a Deadly Weapon Negligent Discharge of a Firearm
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| Station Area: | Coachella |
| Written Date: | July 30, 2020 | Time: | 4:00 AM |
| Incident Date: | July 30, 2020 | Time: | 12:44 AM |
| Incident Location: | Calle Camacho and Avenue 52, Coachella
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| Reporting Officer: | Sergeant William Fiebig
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| File Number(s): | Y20212001
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Details:
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| Eduardo Gonzalez |
Coachella and Thermal Patrol Deputies responded to the area of Calle Camacho and Avenue 52 in Coachella, for a report of multiple shots fired. The victims were riding their bicycles in the 52000 block of Calle Camacho and were shot at by a suspect who exited a white Toyota passenger car. Deputies arrived and located the suspect vehicle and the suspect who was positively identified as Eduardo Gonzalez (age 34), of Coachella. During a search incident to arrest, deputies located three loaded handguns inside the vehicle and spent shell casings at the scene. Gonzalez was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon, and multiple firearms violations.
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