Over the weekend, a confrontation in Lake Mathews escalated to gunfire, leaving one individual wounded and another now facing multiple criminal charges. According to the Riverside County Sheriff's Department, deputies were dispatched late Saturday night to an address on Alameda Drive after reports of a shooting.
Before the arrest at his home, the suspect, Ric Paul Huffman, was not found immediately following the incident despite the prying eyes of deputies and the probing noses of K-9 units scouring the area. It took until Sunday morning for Huffman, 53, to emerge and surrender to law enforcement. He was taken into custody without incident at the Robert Presley Detention Center.
Huffman, a resident of Lake Mathews, has been booked on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, criminal threats, and being a felon in possession of a firearm, as per the Riverside County Sheriff's Department. Responding to the scene on the night of the altercation, deputies found the victim who had been shot with a gun. The victim, whose identity has not been disclosed, was transported to a local hospital and is reportedly recovering from non-life-threatening injuries.
A search warrant subsequently allowed access to Huffman's domicile where deputies retrieved the gun allegedly deployed in the attack, as detailed by the Riverside County Sheriff's Department. The Riverside Sheriff's Office states that an ongoing investigation is in place, emphasizing that the puzzle pieces of this violent outburst still are being pieced together.
For anyone bearing knowledge or details pertinent to this case, the investigator in charge, Shamhart, can be reached at the Lake Mathews Sheriff's Station. Contact info is provided as 951-272-5600 for those looking to contribute to the resolution of the incident.
