9-year-old boy identified in deadly shooting
The 9-year-old boy, who was apparently shot and killed by his 14-year-old brother last weekend in Perris, has been identified by the Riverside County Coroner’s Office.
The coroner said the boy was named Ezequiel Melendez. He died just before 12:30 p.m. on Saturday.
Riverside County Sheriff’s Deputy Patty Spoyer said the shooting is being investigated as an accident. It happened at a home on the 140 block of Metz Road, according to the coroner’s report.
Spoyer said when paramedics arrived they pronounced the boy dead at the scene. The circumstances surrounding the shooting are under investigation.
No further details have been released at this time.
