A 19-year-old woman and two 17-year-old boys have been arrested in connection with the shooting death of a man inside a Riverside apartment, authorities said Thursday.
Shots were heard just after 8 p.m. Nov. 8 in the 5200 block of El Cerrito Drive in the Canyon Crest neighborhood, police said. Officers found 20-year-old Wesley Flores-Miranda suffering from a gunshot wound inside an apartment. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The latest arrest was Tuesday when a 17-year-old boy was arrested in Running Springs, according to Riverside police. He was booked into the Riverside County Juvenile Hall for suspicion of murder with malice, robbery and conspiracy to commit murder and robbery.
Two suspects were arrested Dec. 9 in the 7100 block of Murray Avenue in Yucca Valley. Merlin Perales-Ortiz, 19, and a 17-year-old boy were arrested for suspicion of murder with malice, robbery and conspiracy to commit murder and robbery. Perales-Ortiz, was booked into the Robert Presley Detention Center and remained in lieu of $1 million bail. The boy was booked into Juvenile Hall.
Detectives want to find a person seen with the suspects who may have information about the homicide, police said. Anyone with information related to the case was asked to call Detective Brett Stennett at 951-353-7213 or BStennett@RiversideCA.gov or Detective Dan Mercadefe at 951-353-7103 or DMercadefe@RiversideCA.gov.