Suspect arrested for murder in deadly Riverside County shooting
The suspect was identified as Cecilio Nando-Gonzalez, 28, of Coachella, according to the Riverside County Sheriff's Office.
On July 7, deputies responded to an assault with a deadly weapon at a home on the 84000 block of Avenue 51 in Coachella shortly after 10 a.m.
Arriving deputies found the victim, Gustavo Melendrez-Hernandez, 29, of Coachella, suffering from a gunshot wound.
Paramedics transported him to a local hospital, where he died from his injuries three days later.
Detectives later identified Nando-Gonzalez as the primary suspect in the fatal shooting. He was taken into custody for attempted murder and booked into the Larry D. Smith Correctional Facility.
Further details, including a motive for the deadly shooting or how the suspect and victim were known to each other, were not released.
The incident remains under investigation. Anyone with information is asked to call Riverside County Sheriff Investigator Deanne at 951-955-2777 or Thermal Station Investigator Burgie at 760-863-8990.
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