A Brea man was arrested on Sunday, Nov. 8 on suspicion of murder after a man was shot to death in Wildomar the day before.
Shawn Ripley was shot around 2 a.m. Saturday, according to Riverside County sheriff’s officials. Deputies found Ripley, 55, critically injured with a gunshot wound at the 21000 block of Pecan Street in Wildomar and began to provide lifesaving measures.
Ripley was hospitalized but later died, the sheriff’s department said. The department declined to provide further details about Ripley’s injuries.
Investigators arrested Daniel Grossman, 34, on Sunday after serving search warrants at Grossman’s home in Brea and at another home in Fullerton. The sheriff’s department declined to provide information on what led investigators to suspect Grossman and what they found during the searches.
As of Wednesday evening, it was unclear if Ripley and Grossman knew each other and what led to the shooting.
Grossman was found at his home in Brea on Sunday and booked at the Cois M. Byrd Detention Center on suspicion of murder and first-degree burglary, according to inmate records. He remained in custody as of Wednesday evening.
Grossman is scheduled to appear in court on Thursday, Nov. 12, according to inmate records.