Police officers responding to a large fight in a Riverside neighborhood Sunday found one person dead and three injured by a suspect who struck them with a vehicle.
The fight was reported about 12:40 a.m. Sunday on Franklin Avenue between Fourth and Sixth streets, according to the Riverside Police Department.
One person was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. Two critically injured victims were taken by ambulance to Riverside Community Hospital, and a fourth victim was also taken to a hospital for treatment but that person’s condition was not reported. The name of the fatal victim was withheld pending family notification.
Officers identified a suspect, who was detained, and recovered the vehicle believed involved, police said. The suspect’s name was not immediately released.