Crime & Safety
3 Sought In Banning Cemetery Slaying
Police have released images of two men and a woman considered "subjects of interest" in the case.
BANNING, CA β Banning police are looking for three people in connection to a deadly shooting that occurred at the local cemetery over the weekend.
Police on Thursday afternoon confirmed the shooting took place and said they are now looking for two men and a woman for questioning.
Though the Banning Police Department did not immediately confirm that anyone died in the shooting, Patch has verified that two women were gunned down. They were sisters and family members have set up a GoFundMe account to help with funeral expenses, which had already raised more than $20,000 as of Tuesday.
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Police said they were called to the San Gorgonio Memorial Park Summit cemetery at 5:17 p.m. Sunday.
"Officers arrived and located multiple victims, suffering from gun-shots," the agency said in a press release. "Witnesses reported seeing the suspects flee the area in a white vehicle."
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Those three people were identified as William Armendariz, Christopher Armendariz and Erica Lomas. Photos of them are posted above.
Police asked that anyone who may have information related to the case to call their detective bureau at (951) 922-3170.
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