A 33-year-old man accused of gunning down a Wildomar resident and seriously wounding a woman in the victim’s home, as well as endangering a child at the location, is slated to be arraigned Wednesday on first-degree murder and other charges.
David Rodolfo Jimenez Osornio of Wildomar was arrested last month following a Riverside County Sheriff’s Department investigation.
Along with murder, Osornio is charged with attempted murder, making criminal threats, child endangerment and sentence-enhancing gun and great bodily injury allegations.
The defendant made his initial court appearance on Sept. 17, when he was appointed a public defender. Superior Court Judge Judith Clark set his arraignment for Oct. 1 at the Southwest Justice Center in Murrieta.
He’s being held in lieu of $1 million bail at the Byrd Detention Center.
According to sheriff’s Sgt. Alberto Loureiro, shortly after 7 p.m. Sept. 12, Osornio was involved in an unspecified confrontation with 64-year-old Jesus Monge at his residence in the 24000 block of Orange Street, near Lemon Street, just east of Interstate 15.
During the encounter, Osornio allegedly pulled a handgun and shot Monge, Loureiro said.
A 56-year-old woman, identified in court documents only as “E.C.,” was at the residence and was also shot by the defendant, the sergeant alleged.
Witnesses called 911, and patrol deputies and paramedics arrived minutes later, finding Monge dead and E.C. seriously wounded.
The child, identified only as a girl with the initials “A.C.,” was at the property but not struck by gunfire, according to court documents.
“Deputies located the suspect in the area and detained him,” Loureiro said.
E.C. was taken to a regional trauma center for treatment and is now in recovery.
A possible motive for the alleged attack was not provided, and there was no word regarding how the defendant and victims knew one another.
Osornio has no documented prior felony convictions in Riverside County.