FROM BEAUMONT PD PRESS RELEASE - Investigation: Murder/Suicide

Beaumont, CA – On Friday, August 16, 2019, at approximately 5:30 pm, the Beaumont Police Department received multiple 911 calls reporting gunshots and a person lying in the driveway of a residence in the 34000 block of Crenshaw Street.

Officers arrived and located an adult female lying in a driveway of a residence suffering from what appeared to be a gunshot wound. Officers from the Beaumont Police Department, with the assistance of Riverside County Sheriff’s Department SWAT Team, entered the residence to determine if there were additional victims in need of medical assistance. Officers located two additional gunshot victims inside the residence, one male and one female. It has been determined the three persons were deceased prior to the arrival of officers.

While the investigation is still in the early stages, the preliminary indication is this incident was a murder/suicide. Authorities are still working to identify these individuals, so it is not yet understood the relationship between them, nor has a notification of next of kin been completed.

If anyone has information about this case, please contact Detective Sergeant Harris at 951-769-8500. Information can also be reported anonymously at crimetips@beaumontpd.org.