In a grim turn of events in Mead Valley, a quiet suburb in the unincorporated area of Perris, an elderly man was pronounced dead at the scene of a reported homicide, according to official announcements released by the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office. At 4:14 a.m. on Sunday, November 30, deputies responded to an emergency on the 20000 block of Clark Street, where they discovered the body of 70-year-old Angel Gonzalez.
The Riverside Sheriff's Central Homicide Unit has since taken up the case, after deputies endeavored initially to revive Gonzalez in those dim early hours, only to find that the shadow of death had already settled; the curtain fell swiftly on what one might imagine to have been another routine call in the suburban stretch of Mead Valley. The subsequent investigation has brought Angel Gonzalez’s son, 47-year-old Juan Gonzalez, into custody, linking him to the alleged crime as the prime suspect.
Arrested and confined within the austere walls of Cois Byrd Detention Center, Juan Gonzalez faces murder charges as the community reels from the shock of such familial discord turned deadly. The exact circumstances that led to this tragic end, the untangling of reasons, and the exposition of truths, remain in the hands of the authorities who have assured the public that the wheels of justice are grinding diligently, albeit quietly, as the investigation is still labeled ongoing with no additional information being provided at this point.
Pillars of law enforcement, reminding us that the thin veneer of civility can be shattered in mere moments, urge the public to come forward with any knowledge pertinent to Angel Gonzalez's death. They beckon witnesses or anyone armed with information to reach out to Investigator Hernandez from the Central Homicide Unit at (951) 955-2777 or Investigator Milian at the Perris Station on (951) 210-1000.
