A 19-year-old man suspected of attempted murder in a possibly gang-releated shooting in Lake Elsinore has been arrested, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office announced Friday.
Deputies from the Lake Elsinore Sheriff’s Station were dispatched to the 600 block of West Lakeshore Drive around 12:30 a.m. Saturday regarding a shooting, where a victim was discovered with multiple gunshot wounds, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office.
A second gunshot victim arrived at a hospital shortly later for treatment, which investigators later determined was related to the initial reported shooting, the sheriff’s office reported.
Sheriff’s officials stated that Lake Elsinore Investigation Bureau detectives responded to the crime scene to assist with the investigation and determined the shooting was possibly gang-related.
The investigation was then assumed by Lake Elsinore Station Special Enforcement Team personnel with the assistance of deputies from the Region 4 Gang Task Force, who later identified the attempted murder suspect as Kenyelo Centeno-Guzman of Lake Elsinore.
Investigators executed a residential search warrant Thursday, resulting in the arrest of Centeno-Guzman, who was booked into the Cois Byrd Detention Center on suspicion of attempted murder and possession of a stolen firearm.
Belica Guzman of Lake Elsinore was also taken into custody and booked into the Cois Byrd Detention Center on suspicion of evidence tampering, child endangerment and willfully delaying or obstructing a peace officer.
According to the sheriff’s office, the Region 4 Gang Task Force is pursuing gang-related enhancements regarding the shooting.
Anyone with additional information regarding the shooting was urged to call Lake Elsinore Sheriff’s Station Deputy Tickel at 951-245-3300.