Man Killed At Site Of Illegal Marijuana Grow East Of Temecula

RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CA — Riverside County sheriff's homicide officials are investigating the shooting death of a man whose body was found at the site of an illegal marijuana grow in a community east of the Temecula Valley.

Sheriff's Sgt. Wallace Clear says deputies were called to a property in the 39000 block of El Toro Road, just south of Highway 371, around 7:35 a.m. Sunday for a shooting report.

"Deputies arrived at the scene and located a deceased male inside who was the apparent victim of the shooting," he said in a news release.

The man's name was not immediately released.

Central Homicide Unit detectives were summoned and took over the investigation.

An illicit cannabis grow was located at the site, and the plants were seized for destruction, according to Clear, who did not say whether the deadly attack may have been drug-related.

"This is an active investigation and no further information regarding the homicide will be released at this time," he said.

No potential suspects have been identified.

Anyone with information was asked to contact the Central Homicide Unit at 951-955-2777.

— City News Service contributed to this report