Los Angeles Times

Suspect in fatal shooting of deputy is ID’d

- By Dorany Pineda and Hailey Branson-Potts

The suspect accused of fatally shooting a Riverside County sheriff ’s deputy responding to a domestic violence call Friday afternoon has been identified, authoritie­s said.

Jesse Navarro, 42, of Lake Elsinore is accused of shooting and killing Deputy Darnell Calhoun, 30, who was responding to the call involving a child custody matter, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department.

Navarro was shot by another deputy at the scene and was taken to a hospital, where he remains in critical condition, authoritie­s said.

The incident began about 4:20 p.m. Friday when sheriff’s dispatcher­s received an “unknown trouble” call in the 18500 block of Hilldale Lane, sheriff ’s officials said.

Calhoun was the first to arrive at the scene. Details of what immediatel­y happened next are unclear, but the second deputy on the scene found Calhoun wounded in the street, officials said.

A gunfight between that deputy and the suspect ensued, and the deputy shot the suspect.

Calhoun was taken to a hospital and the Sheriff’s Department announced his death around 8 p.m. Friday.

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