UPDATE: Suspect in Store Clerk Shooting Identified and Arrested
DATE/TIME: February 3, 2023 / 9:12 p.m.
INCIDENT: PC 664/187 – Attempted Murder
LOCATION: 76 Gas Station, 10075 Arrow Route, Rancho Cucamonga
SUSPECT(S): Royell Richard, 18-years-old, Resident of Los Angeles
VICTIM(S): Confidential
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UPDATE:
As the investigation continued, detectives from the Rancho Cucamonga Police Department identified the suspect as Royell Richard, an 18-year-old male resident of Los Angeles.
On Monday, February 6, 2023, at about 5:00 p.m., deputies from the Sheriff’s Specialized Enforcement Division (SWAT) located and arrested Richard in the 1700 block of West Century Boulevard in Los Angeles. He was booked in at the West Valley Detention Center for attempted murder and remains in custody on $1,000,000 bail.
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SUMMARY:
On Friday, February 3, 2023, at 9:12 p.m., deputies from the Rancho Cucamonga Station responded to the 76 Gas Station on Arrow Route after a customer walked in the store and found the clerk on the ground with a gunshot wound.
Deputies searched the area but did not locate any suspect(s). The investigation is ongoing, and both the suspect(s) and the motive remain unknown.
The clerk was transported to a hospital where he is listed in stable condition. Additional information will be released when it becomes available.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is urged to call the Rancho Cucamonga Station at 909-477-2800. Callers wishing to remain anonymous should call the We-Tip Hotline at 1-800-76-CRIME (27463) or go to www.wetip.com.
Refer: Detective P. Leon
Station: Rancho Cucamonga Station
Phone No. 909-477-2800
Case No. 112301503
SHANNON D. DICUS, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department
Address/Location
SBSD - Rancho Cucamonga Police Department
10510 Civic Center Dr
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 909-477-2800