Authorities sought the public’s help Tuesday finding a 50-year-old man who allegedly shot a Mecca man to death and wounded another man in the community of North Shore.
The suspect was identified as Adolfo Suarez Lopez, who was described as 5-feet-11-inches tall and 190 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes.
Authorities said he is considered armed and dangerous. Lopez was thought to be driving a 2002 Jeep Cherokee with California license plate number 4YBF157.
Deputies responded to a report of an assault with a deadly weapon at 12:08 a.m. Sunday in the 98000 block of Surfside Ave., according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department.
They found a 44-year-old man and a 43-year-old man suffering from apparent gunshot wounds and provided medical aid until paramedics arrives a short time later. The 43-year-old was taken to a hospital with stable vital signs, while the other injured man was pronounced dead at the scene.
The deceased victim was identified as Alberto Padron.
Anyone with information on Lopez’s whereabouts was urged to call Investigator Matthew Cook at 951-955-2777 or sheriff’s dispatch at 800-950-2777.