One Dead, Six Wounded in Shooting at Eastvale Home, Sheriff Says

EASTVALE, California. One person was killed and six others were wounded in a shooting at a home in Eastvale late on Saturday night, the Riverside County Sheriff's Department said.

Deputies went to the 7000 block of Morning Hills Drive at about 11:15 p.m. on Saturday, October 17, after a report of unknown trouble and a possible shooting, the department said. FOX 11 Los Angeles reported that deputies who answered the call found seven people with gunshot wounds.

One person was pronounced dead at the scene. Paramedics took the other six people to nearby trauma centers for treatment, the New York Post reported. MyNewsLA reported that the six wounded people were rushed to a hospital.

The department has not released the name of the person who died. The name is being withheld while the family is notified. The names of the six people who were wounded had not been released by Sunday either, and officials did not share the condition of any of the six survivors.

Homicide unit takes the case

The Sheriff's Central Homicide Unit has taken over the investigation, the department said. By Sunday, no arrests had been made. The department released no description of a suspect and no information about a possible motive. MyNewsLA reported that the suspect in the shooting remained at large on Sunday.

FOX 11 reported that, as of Sunday, officials had not announced whether a suspect had been identified. Deputies have not said what led up to the shooting, and they have not said how many people fired shots. Investigators continued their work on Sunday. By Sunday afternoon, the case was still open, with the homicide unit in charge and no one in custody.

Eastvale is a city in Riverside County, in Southern California, west of the city of Riverside and next to Corona and Norco. The shooting happened at a house on a residential block of Morning Hills Drive.

What is not yet known

Officials have not released the names of any of the seven people who were shot. They have not shared the conditions of the six people taken to hospitals. They have not given a suspect description, a motive, or any account of what happened inside the home before the shots were fired. They have also not said whether more than one person fired a weapon.

What officials are asking

Anyone with information about the shooting can call Investigator Newby at 951-955-1700 or Investigator Ramirez at 951-955-2600, the department said.