Obituaries

Coroner IDs 3 People From Beaumont Murder-Suicide

The two women and man were all Beaumont residents, according to the Riverside County coroner's office.

BEAUMONT, CA β€” The Riverside County coroner's office has publicly identified the three people who died in what investigators believe was a murder-suicide at a home in Beaumont.

Bradley Wallace, 45, Tracy Shelby, 46, and Deborah Shelby, 68, were Beaumont residents, the coroner's office said.

Officers discovered the grisly scene after responding to several reports of gunshots just after 5:15 p.m. Friday in the 34000 block of Crenshaw Street, the Beaumont Police Department said. After responding to the location, they found one woman's body lying in the driveway. When they went inside the house, they found another woman and the man inside.

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Coroner's reports indicate Deborah Shelby died around 5:27 p.m., while Tracy Shelby died at 6:20 p.m. Wallace died at 6:48 p.m.

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A neighbor told Patch she heard about four gunshots.

"We heard the shots and my husband right away checked outside," Bernales said. "He saw the body flat on the driveway."

Officers secured the scene and requested the assistance of the Riverside County Sheriff's Department's SWAT team, which helped Beaumont police search the home.

Based on preliminary evidence, investigators said they believed the fatal shooting was a murder-suicide, but no further information was immediately released. The relationship between the three people was not disclosed.

Anyone who may have information in the case is asked to call Beaumont Police Det. Sgt. Harris at 951-769-8500.

β€” City News Service contributed to this report

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