On Monday, July 8, 2024, at 8:12 p.m., the Blythe Police Division, in want of extra help, known as on the Riverside County Sheriff’s Workplace regarding a capturing incident within the car parking zone of a enterprise positioned on the 500 block of East Avenue A, Blythe. Upon arrival, deputies found two gunshot victims and tried life-saving measures, however each victims have been declared deceased on the scene.
The world was instantly secured by the responding officers from the Blythe Police Division and Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies, and was closed to all automobile and pedestrian site visitors. The Colorado River Station, Central Murder Unit, and the Coroner’s Bureau have been promptly notified, with the Central Murder Unit taking up the investigation.
Additional investigations led to the invention of a secondary crime scene associated to the capturing on the 900 block of East Avenue B. The victims have been recognized as Audelio Solorio, 45, and Deveon Keyshawn Smith, 27, each residents of Blythe.
The suspect, 18-year-old Jose Angel Manjarrez, additionally from Blythe, was arrested and charged with homicide. He’s presently held on the Blythe Jail. The investigation is ongoing, and additional particulars are withheld right now.
People with info pertinent to this case are urged to contact Investigator Munoz of the Central Murder Unit at (951) 955-2777 or Investigator Morlock on the Colorado River Station at (760) 921-7900. For media inquiries, please attain out to the Media Data Bureau.
Two Fatalities in Blythe Taking pictures; Suspect Arrested and Investigation Continues was final modified: July fifteenth, 2024 by
