A Corona father has admitted to opening fire in a Temescal Canyon Road road-rage clash while his child was in the car, pleading guilty Tuesday to attempted murder, assault with a firearm and child cruelty in a 2024 shooting that left another motorist wounded. The victim suffered a non-life-threatening injury, has since recovered, and sentencing is set for Aug. 10 at the Riverside Hall of Justice.
Plea Deal, Charges And Bond
According to MyNewsLA, 47-year-old Luis Orlando Quiroz admitted the attempted murder charge along with related firearm and child-cruelty counts as part of a pretrial deal with the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office. In exchange, prosecutors agreed to drop several other sentencing enhancements, and Quiroz remains out of custody on a $2,000,000 bond while he awaits his day in court.
What Deputies Say Happened On Temescal Canyon
Law enforcement reports place the gunfire at about 11:40 p.m. on June 23, 2024, near Dawson Canyon and Temescal Canyon roads south of Corona, when the victim, who was driving north on Temescal Canyon, was hit by a round. As reported by Patch and City News Service, the wounded driver managed to steer himself to a hospital and later recovered, and investigators learned Quiroz's child was in the suspect vehicle but was not hurt.
Sentencing Date And Location
Superior Court Judge Joshlyn Pulliam scheduled sentencing for Aug. 10, according to MyNewsLA. The Riverside Superior Court lists the Hall of Justice at 4100 Main Street in downtown Riverside as the venue where Quiroz is expected to learn how much time he will serve.
Legal Stakes On The Table
Attempted murder in California falls under Penal Code sections 664 and 187 and can carry a state prison term of five to nine years, or longer when the act is found to be willful and premeditated, according to California Legislative Information. Penal Code section 12022.53 and Penal Code section 12022.7 set out firearm and great-bodily-injury enhancements that can tack on substantial consecutive time, as explained by Shouse Law and Shouse Law. Because prosecutors agreed to drop several enhancements in the plea bargain, Quiroz faces a narrower set of counts and any remaining enhancements the court ultimately finds true at sentencing.
What Comes Next
For now, Quiroz remains free on the posted bond as the case moves toward the Aug. 10 hearing. At that proceeding, the judge is expected to hear from prosecutors and the victim before announcing a sentence that will lock in the consequences of a late-night confrontation that escalated far beyond angry honking.
