An investigation into a shooting in the City of Hemet lead to the arrest of five individuals.
On July 19 at 6:22 a.m., deputies from the Hemet Sheriff’s Station were dispatched to a report of a shooting in the 24000 block of Balestrieri Road in the unincorporated area of Hemet known as Valle Vista and located a victim who reported that two of their vehicles had been struck by gunfire. Deputies located evidence of a shooting and confirmed there were no reported injuries at the residence.
Surveillance indicated that the shooting occurred earlier that morning, around 2:47 a.m. During the review of video surveillance, a white Dodge Charger was located driving in the area at the time of the shooting. Deputies identified the registered owner of the Charger as a family member of Stephanie White, a 44-year-old resident of Colton who was determined to be a possible suspect.
Deputies learned that before the shooting, Stephanie White and her daughter Alexis White, a 26-year-old also a resident of Colton, had allegedly sent the victim harassing messages and made threats to come to the location with a firearm. Utilizing department resources, deputies were able to determine that Alexis was in the area at the time of the shooting.
On August 7, search warrants were seved at both Alexis’ and Stephanie’s residences in the City of Colton. Stephanie, Alexis, Elijah Haro, an 18-year-old resident of Colton, and Edwin Alfaro, a 42-year-old resident of Los Angeles, were taken into custody.
According to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, deputies located a firearm, magazines, and ammunition along with an unregistered assault rifle during the service of the search warrant. Through further investigation, an additional suspect was identified as being involved in the shooting.
A search warrant was in the 1000 block of Navajo Road in Perris, where 20-year-old Isaiah Haro was taken into custody without incident. During the service of the search warrant, deputies located a semi-automatic pistol, which had been reported stolen out of San Bernardino, according to authorities.
Alexis White was arrested on suspicion of aiding and abetting. Stephanie, Edwin, and Elijah, were arrested on suspicion of numerous weapon-related charges. Isaiah was arrested on suspicion of shooting at an unoccupied vehicle, felony vandalism, committing a felony with a firearm, possession of a stolen firearm, and unlawful shooting.
This is an ongoing investigation. Anyone with information about this case is asked to contact Deputy Ryan Weber of the Hemet Sheriff’s Station at 951-791-3400 or Riverside Sheriff’s Dispatch at 951-776-1099.
