Man dies in the hospital 6 days after Southern California shooting

Officials announced that a man died in the hospital on Sunday, six days after he was hit multiple times in a Riverside County shooting.

The Riverside County Sheriff’s Office identified the victim as 42-year-old Rene Diaz from Elsinore.

According to preliminary reports, deputies with the Perris Sheriff’s Station were dispatched just before midnight on Dec. 23 to an assault with a deadly weapon call in the 2500 block of Spectacular Bid Street.

Upon arriving at the residential area, the sheriff’s office said deputies found Diaz suffering from what was only described as “multiple gunshot wounds.”

Details are limited, authorities did not immediately disclose where on his person Diaz was shot, or where he was found.

“Deputies rendered medical aid and requested paramedics to the scene,” the sheriff’s office said in a release. “Diaz was transported to a local area hospital for medical treatment, where he remained in critical condition.”

Diaz remained in critical condition until he succumbed to his injuries on Dec. 29.

The sheriff’s office said that as of Sunday night, Central Homicide Unit investigators do not have any suspects in custody.

“Due to this being an active investigation, no further information will be released at this time,” officials stated.

Authorities encourage anyone with any information related to this investigation to contact Investigator D. Brown or Master Investigator D. Robertson of the Central Homicide Unit at 951-955-2777.