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RIVERSIDE, CA – The Riverside Police Department’s Sexual Assault/Child Abuse (SACA) Unit is continuing its investigation into a series of historical sexual abuse cases and is seeking assistance from the public.

The investigation began on September 23, 2025, following a report of past abuse. Detectives have since identified four additional victims. The incidents are reported to have occurred approximately 25 years ago, involving children residing in the Casa Blanca neighborhood.

Suspect Information -

Following a thorough investigation, detectives identified 62-year-old Christopher James Ray Sr, a Casa Blanca resident, as the suspect. On February 10, 2026, Ray was arrested on multiple felony sexual abuse charges and is currently being held at the Robert Presley Detention Center.

Call for Information -

Detectives believe there may be additional victims or individuals with information pertinent to this case. Anyone who may have been victimized by Christopher James Ray Sr. or who has relevant information is urged to come forward.

Direct Contact: Detective Jennifer Cappelen at 951-353-7950 or JCappelen@riversideca.gov

Anonymous Tips: You may provide information anonymously by using the “Send a Message” feature on the Riverside Police Department’s Atlas 1 mobile app, available for download on Apple and Android devices.

JIMMY EUGENE LOPEZ — FULL ACCOUNTABILITY ANALYSIS

July 4, 2024 | Hemet, CA | Justice Warriors Collective Research File

WHO JIMMY WAS

Jimmy was raised by his grandparents. He had two daughters, ages 4 and 6, who lived with their mother. His main vice was alcohol, which he used to cope with depression, mainly stemming from a difficult co-parenting situation and not being able to see his children. He was not involved in any gang or criminal activity. His family characterized him as getting his life together, working a consistent job, and trying to grow as a person.

He was 26 years old. He was a father. He was someone's whole world.

THE TIMELINE — WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED

12:08 AM — Jimmy enters the After 5 Lounge aka Rob Kelly’s After Five Cocktail Lounge, at 133 N. Harvard Street, Hemet (Reportedly Owned By Simon Chu at the time of the incident, now listed as H&H or Heaven & Hell Bar).

According to the bartender, he drinks approximately one third of a beer and two shots of liquor over the course of about an hour. Surveillance shows other patrons physically supporting him to keep him upright. He was eventually helped out of the bar by a woman patron and several others though some witnesses claim that the security guard, Zackary Castro, actually threw him out of the bar, and then followed him, before returning back to the bar where the bartender, Jacqueline “Jackie” Dernberger called 911.

1:39 AM — W-1, the bartender, Jackie, calls 911 and tells HPD that a male customer was "super intoxicated" and she was "trying to get him an Uber." She said the male customer "dropped his phone and a gun fell out of his pocket." W-2, another bar employee, described him as a Hispanic male in a black sweater and gray pants, heading eastbound on Florida Avenue.

1:42 AM — HPD dispatch radios: "The male dropped his phone, and the gun fell out of his pocket. The male picked it up and put it back in his pants."

1:48:33 AM — Officers Bishop and McWilliams locate Jimmy lying on the sidewalk, propped against a brick wall in front of Balloons and Things, 208 East Florida Avenue. They park 12 feet away and draw their weapons though Jimmy was asleep, incapacitated, and intoxicated on the sidewalk waiting for his sister to pick him up.

1:48:47–1:48:50 AM — Officers call out to Jimmy. He sits upright. He is ordered to put his hands up. He complies immediately, raising his hands and placing them behind his head. Additional officers begin arriving simultaneously.

1:49:06 AM — Officer Lizardi arrives, though he was NOT dispatched to this call, and announces: "I see something black by his right buttocks. I can't tell what it is, but there's something right…. looks like a pistol grip."

1:49:23 AM — Jimmy reaches down with his LEFT hand and picks up a vape pen from the ground next to him, inhales from it, exhales, and places it back down.

1:49:36 AM — Officer Coley fires the 40mm less-lethal launcher, he misses. Jimmy shifts his weight and reaches toward his right side.

1:49:37 AM — Jimmy raises what officers claim appears to be a black handgun with his right hand.

1:49:38 AM — Eight officers, Alan Lizardi, Kenneth McWilliams, Maxwell Guerrero, Joshua Bishop, Christian Coley, Oswaldo Rodriguez, Antonio Cervantes, and Dominic Delbono, fire a total of 69 rounds. Jimmy is struck multiple times and fatally wounded.

1:57 AM — Hemet Fire Department arrives approximately four minutes after the shooting. Paramedics find Jimmy with no pulse, not breathing, unresponsive, and with multiple visible gunshot wounds to vital organ areas. He is pronounced dead at the scene.

Post-scene — The object is confirmed to be an airsoft gun, incapable of firing a live round.

THE AUTOPSY — WHAT THEY DID TO HIM

Jimmy's autopsy, conducted July 9, 2024, found: multiple gunshot entrance, exit, and re-entry type wounds across all body surfaces. Injuries to the brain, heart, both lungs, liver, and left kidney. Fractures to his right humerus, right fibula, and left tibia and fibula. Ten projectiles and multiple fragments were retrieved from his body.

His blood alcohol content was .43%, more than five times the legal limit to drive.

A .43 BAC is near medically incapacitating. He was not a calculating threat. He was a young man who could barely stand. Other videos of him stumbling into a bush provided by a neighboring business to the bar show this clearly.

THE ROUND COUNT — OFFICER BY OFFICER

Based on ballistics analysis:

- Officer Lizardi fired 18 rounds, his entire magazine capacity, then reloaded and chambered one more.

- Officer Bishop fired 10 rounds.

- Officer Coley fired 4 lethal rounds (plus the one failed 40mm less-lethal shot).

- Officer Guerrero fired 8 rounds.

- Officer McWilliams fired 8 rounds.

- Officer Delbono fired 7 rounds.

- Officer Cervantes fired 6 rounds, and conducted a tactical reload mid-shooting, replacing a partially used magazine with a full one.

- Officer Rodriguez fired 8 rounds.

66 shell casings were recovered from the scene. The variance from 69 fired is attributed to two police vehicles being driven away immediately after the shooting, potentially carrying spent casings.

LIZARDI 'S VEHICLE WAS PROCESSED OFF-SITE; one casing was found on his windshield.

WHAT WENT WRONG — THE FULL ACCOUNTABILITY BREAKDOWN

1. THE BAR STAFF — AFTER 5 LOUNGE

What they did: Two employees, Zackary Castro (Security Guard/Barback) and Jacqueline “Jackie” Dernberger, called 911 and reported that they witnessed a gun fall from Jimmy's pocket after being served at their establishment (After 5 Lounge) and then leaving with a BAC of .43.

Jackie and Zack claim that Zack followed Jimmy after he left the bar to ensure his safety and that he wasn't driving, but witnesses that were at the bar that night claim that Zack actually threw Jimmy out of the bar and then pursued him before he reportedly saw the airsoft gun fall out of Jimmy’s pocket along with his phone, and decided to return to the bar. They did not call 911 before Jimmy left the bar, only after he was already gone.

The 911 call framing matters enormously. Saying a gun "fell out of his pocket" created an armed-and-dangerous call. The dispatcher relayed that framing directly to officers. That framing killed Jimmy Lopez.

2. DISPATCH — Hemet Police Department

What they did: Dispatched the call as a man with a gun, including the detail that the suspect "dropped his phone, and the gun fell out of his pocket. The male picked it up and put it back in his pants.

What they failed to do:

- Dispatchers had the responsibility to fully convey the context: this was a VISIBLY INTOXICATED man, barely able to stand, who the callers were trying to get an Uber for. The intoxication detail was buried or minimized in the dispatch relay.

- No information was dispatched advising officers that the subject might be incapacitated, which should have triggered mental health co-response protocols or at minimum a slower, more deliberate approach.

- California's CAHOOTS-style co-response models exist precisely for situations like this: drunk person with potential weapon, no active crime, no victim.

- The dispatch framing set the stage for officers to arrive in threat-posture rather than welfare-check posture.

3. OFFICER ALAN LIZARDI — PRIMARY ACCOUNTABILITY TARGET

Officer Lizardi was NOT dispatched to this call. He responded on his own initiative after hearing the broadcast while patrolling on the west side of Hemet near "Circle K west." He was hired by HPD on June 26, 2023, barely a year before this shooting. Before HPD, he had served in the Marines, including multiple combat deployments involving direct combat.

It's worth noting that this event took place on the fourth of July which is a political holiday that is especially triggering for combat veterans.

This is critical. Lizardi is the officer who:

- Self-responded without being dispatched

- Announced the "pistol grip" sighting that escalated the entire encounter

- Fired his entire 18-round magazine and then reloaded, firing 18 total rounds, the most of any officer on scene

Questions that must be asked:

- What is the HPD policy on officers self-responding to armed suspect calls when not dispatched?

- Was Lizardi trained on de-escalation with visibly intoxicated subjects, or did his combat background shape his response posture?

- Who authorized him to take a front-facing position 15 feet from a suspect identified as likely armed?

- Why did the officer who fired the most rounds also happen to be the newest hire with combat PTSD risk factors that have never been publicly examined?

4. THE VEHICLE POSITIONING — A STRUCTURAL FAILURE

The DOJ itself considered as a potential recommendation whether officers should have positioned their vehicles differently to avoid the risk of cross-fire.

They identified it. They flagged it. And then they did nothing with it.

Five patrol vehicles surrounded a single man on a sidewalk. Jimmy was illuminated by the patrol vehicles' headlights and spotlights.

Officers were positioned on multiple sides. That is a crossfire situation and a tactical failure.

The DOJ noted this concern and then explicitly declined to issue any recommendation about it. That is not a clearance, that is a failure to act on their own findings.

5. FAILURE TO DE-ESCALATE

The encounter from first contact to gunfire lasted less than 60 seconds.

From 1:48:47 AM when they first called out to Jimmy, to 1:49:38 AM when shooting began, that is 51 seconds.

In those 51 seconds:

- No attempt was made to retreat to a safer distance and wait

- No attempt to use verbal de-escalation beyond commands

- The 40mm less-lethal launcher was fired ONCE and MISSED before officers immediately switched to lethal weapons

- No time was given for Jimmy, a man with a .43 BAC, to process the commands being screamed at him from multiple directions while spotlights and police lights were enveloping him.

California POST training mandates crisis intervention and de-escalation before use of force. The standard is not just "did you feel threatened", it is whether a reasonable officer EXHAUSTED alternatives. 51 seconds with a visibly incapacitated man does not meet that threshold.

6. FAILURE TO RENDER AID

Officers did not administer medical treatment to Jimmy because they said he "exhibited obvious signs of death." Hemet Fire did not arrive until approximately four minutes later. Jimmy was not pronounced dead until 1:57 AM.

He was shot at 1:49:38. He was pronounced dead at 1:57. That is over seven minutes with no medical aid from the people who shot him.

Officers are trained in tactical emergency casualty care (TECC). At minimum, an officer could have applied pressure to wounds. The "obvious signs of death" determination was made by the same officers who had just fired 69 rounds at a man. That is not a medical assessment. That is officers protecting themselves from witnessing what they had done.

7. OFFICER McWILLIAMS' BODY CAMERA WAS OFF

Except for Officer McWilliams, all other involved officers had their BWCs activated. McWilliams' camera was not recording because he had already docked it to upload footage at the end of his shift.

McWilliams fired 8 rounds. He is one of the first two officers on scene. His BWC was off. This is not a technicality, this is missing evidence in a death investigation. HPD policy failed to ensure body cameras were active before officers responded to an "active armed suspect call."

8. THE DOJ CLEARANCE — AND WHY IT'S NOT THE END

The DOJ found "insufficient evidence to prove, beyond a reasonable doubt, that the officers involved acted without the intent to defend themselves and others from what they reasonably believed to be the imminent risk of death or serious bodily injury." Therefore, they declined criminal prosecution.

That standard is nearly impossible to meet under current law. "Reasonable belief" gives officers enormous latitude. The DOJ's clearance means no criminal charges, it does not mean the conduct was correct. It does not mean no civil liability. It does not mean no policy failure. It means the DA bar wasn't cleared.

The civil lawsuit filed by Jimmy's family against the City of Hemet remains pending. The DOJ findings do not necessarily determine the outcome of that suit.

WHAT SHOULD HAVE HAPPENED

1. Bar staff should have kept Jimmy inside, continued the Uber attempt, and called emergency personnel BEFORE he left the bar at the very least.

2. Dispatch should have forwarded the full context, extreme intoxication, welfare concern, unclear if the object was a real firearm, and flagged this for a mental health or welfare response alongside officers.

3. Officers should have arrived in welfare posture, not armed-and-dangerous posture. A man passed out on a sidewalk is not an active threat.

4. Lizardi should not have self-responded to a call he wasn't dispatched to. His presence added an additional trigger-finger and an unnecessary close-range confrontation.

5. The encounter should have taken longer than 51 seconds. Back up. Create distance. Give him time to comply. He was literally too drunk to stand, he was not a tactical threat at 15 feet.

6. The 40mm less-lethal should have been the line. One miss doesn't mean pivoting to 69 lethal rounds.

7. Medical aid should have been rendered immediately.

8. All body cameras should have been active before any officer approached.

JUSTICE FOR JIMMY EUGENE LOPEZ!

HOLD ALL INDIVIDUALS AND INSTITUTIONS RESPONSIBLE FOR HIS DEATH ACCOUNTABLE!

HOLD Hemet Police Department ACCOUNTABLE!!!

JIMMY EUGENE LOPEZ — FULL ACCOUNTABILITY ANALYSIS

July 4, 2024 | Hemet, CA | Justice Warriors Collective Research File

WHO JIMMY WAS

Jimmy was raised by his grandparents. He had two daughters, ages 4 and 6, who lived with their mother. His main vice was alcohol, which he used to cope with depression, mainly stemming from a difficult co-parenting situation and not being able to see his children. He was not involved in any gang or criminal activity. His family characterized him as getting his life together, working a consistent job, and trying to grow as a person.

He was 26 years old. He was a father. He was someone's whole world.

THE TIMELINE — WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED

12:08 AM — Jimmy enters the After 5 Lounge aka Rob Kelly’s After Five Cocktail Lounge, at 133 N. Harvard Street, Hemet (Reportedly Owned By Simon Chu at the time of the incident, now listed as H&H or Heaven & Hell Bar).

According to the bartender, he drinks approximately one third of a beer and two shots of liquor over the course of about an hour. Surveillance shows other patrons physically supporting him to keep him upright. He was eventually helped out of the bar by a woman patron and several others though some witnesses claim that the security guard, Zackary Castro, actually threw him out of the bar, and then followed him, before returning back to the bar where the bartender, Jacqueline “Jackie” Dernberger called 911.

1:39 AM — W-1, the bartender, Jackie, calls 911 and tells HPD that a male customer was "super intoxicated" and she was "trying to get him an Uber." She said the male customer "dropped his phone and a gun fell out of his pocket." W-2, another bar employee, described him as a Hispanic male in a black sweater and gray pants, heading eastbound on Florida Avenue.

1:42 AM — HPD dispatch radios: "The male dropped his phone, and the gun fell out of his pocket. The male picked it up and put it back in his pants."

1:48:33 AM — Officers Bishop and McWilliams locate Jimmy lying on the sidewalk, propped against a brick wall in front of Balloons and Things, 208 East Florida Avenue. They park 12 feet away and draw their weapons though Jimmy was asleep, incapacitated, and intoxicated on the sidewalk waiting for his sister to pick him up.

1:48:47–1:48:50 AM — Officers call out to Jimmy. He sits upright. He is ordered to put his hands up. He complies immediately, raising his hands and placing them behind his head. Additional officers begin arriving simultaneously.

1:49:06 AM — Officer Lizardi arrives, though he was NOT dispatched to this call, and announces: "I see something black by his right buttocks. I can't tell what it is, but there's something right…. looks like a pistol grip."

1:49:23 AM — Jimmy reaches down with his LEFT hand and picks up a vape pen from the ground next to him, inhales from it, exhales, and places it back down.

1:49:36 AM — Officer Coley fires the 40mm less-lethal launcher, he misses. Jimmy shifts his weight and reaches toward his right side.

1:49:37 AM — Jimmy raises what officers claim appears to be a black handgun with his right hand.

1:49:38 AM — Eight officers, Alan Lizardi, Kenneth McWilliams, Maxwell Guerrero, Joshua Bishop, Christian Coley, Oswaldo Rodriguez, Antonio Cervantes, and Dominic Delbono, fire a total of 69 rounds. Jimmy is struck multiple times and fatally wounded.

1:57 AM — Hemet Fire Department arrives approximately four minutes after the shooting. Paramedics find Jimmy with no pulse, not breathing, unresponsive, and with multiple visible gunshot wounds to vital organ areas. He is pronounced dead at the scene.

Post-scene — The object is confirmed to be an airsoft gun, incapable of firing a live round.

THE AUTOPSY — WHAT THEY DID TO HIM

Jimmy's autopsy, conducted July 9, 2024, found: multiple gunshot entrance, exit, and re-entry type wounds across all body surfaces. Injuries to the brain, heart, both lungs, liver, and left kidney. Fractures to his right humerus, right fibula, and left tibia and fibula. Ten projectiles and multiple fragments were retrieved from his body.

His blood alcohol content was .43%, more than five times the legal limit to drive.

A .43 BAC is near medically incapacitating. He was not a calculating threat. He was a young man who could barely stand. Other videos of him stumbling into a bush provided by a neighboring business to the bar show this clearly.

THE ROUND COUNT — OFFICER BY OFFICER

Based on ballistics analysis:

- Officer Lizardi fired 18 rounds, his entire magazine capacity, then reloaded and chambered one more.

- Officer Bishop fired 10 rounds.

- Officer Coley fired 4 lethal rounds (plus the one failed 40mm less-lethal shot).

- Officer Guerrero fired 8 rounds.

- Officer McWilliams fired 8 rounds.

- Officer Delbono fired 7 rounds.

- Officer Cervantes fired 6 rounds, and conducted a tactical reload mid-shooting, replacing a partially used magazine with a full one.

- Officer Rodriguez fired 8 rounds.

66 shell casings were recovered from the scene. The variance from 69 fired is attributed to two police vehicles being driven away immediately after the shooting, potentially carrying spent casings.

LIZARDI 'S VEHICLE WAS PROCESSED OFF-SITE; one casing was found on his windshield.

WHAT WENT WRONG — THE FULL ACCOUNTABILITY BREAKDOWN

1. THE BAR STAFF — AFTER 5 LOUNGE

What they did: Two employees, Zackary Castro (Security Guard/Barback) and Jacqueline “Jackie” Dernberger, called 911 and reported that they witnessed a gun fall from Jimmy's pocket after being served at their establishment (After 5 Lounge) and then leaving with a BAC of .43.

Jackie and Zack claim that Zack followed Jimmy after he left the bar to ensure his safety and that he wasn't driving, but witnesses that were at the bar that night claim that Zack actually threw Jimmy out of the bar and then pursued him before he reportedly saw the airsoft gun fall out of Jimmy’s pocket along with his phone, and decided to return to the bar. They did not call 911 before Jimmy left the bar, only after he was already gone.

The 911 call framing matters enormously. Saying a gun "fell out of his pocket" created an armed-and-dangerous call. The dispatcher relayed that framing directly to officers. That framing killed Jimmy Lopez.

2. DISPATCH — Hemet Police Department

What they did: Dispatched the call as a man with a gun, including the detail that the suspect "dropped his phone, and the gun fell out of his pocket. The male picked it up and put it back in his pants.

What they failed to do:

- Dispatchers had the responsibility to fully convey the context: this was a VISIBLY INTOXICATED man, barely able to stand, who the callers were trying to get an Uber for. The intoxication detail was buried or minimized in the dispatch relay.

- No information was dispatched advising officers that the subject might be incapacitated, which should have triggered mental health co-response protocols or at minimum a slower, more deliberate approach.

- California's CAHOOTS-style co-response models exist precisely for situations like this: drunk person with potential weapon, no active crime, no victim.

- The dispatch framing set the stage for officers to arrive in threat-posture rather than welfare-check posture.

3. OFFICER ALAN LIZARDI — PRIMARY ACCOUNTABILITY TARGET

Officer Lizardi was NOT dispatched to this call. He responded on his own initiative after hearing the broadcast while patrolling on the west side of Hemet near "Circle K west." He was hired by HPD on June 26, 2023, barely a year before this shooting. Before HPD, he had served in the Marines, including multiple combat deployments involving direct combat.

It's worth noting that this event took place on the fourth of July which is a political holiday that is especially triggering for combat veterans.

This is critical. Lizardi is the officer who:

- Self-responded without being dispatched

- Announced the "pistol grip" sighting that escalated the entire encounter

- Fired his entire 18-round magazine and then reloaded, firing 18 total rounds, the most of any officer on scene

Questions that must be asked:

- What is the HPD policy on officers self-responding to armed suspect calls when not dispatched?

- Was Lizardi trained on de-escalation with visibly intoxicated subjects, or did his combat background shape his response posture?

- Who authorized him to take a front-facing position 15 feet from a suspect identified as likely armed?

- Why did the officer who fired the most rounds also happen to be the newest hire with combat PTSD risk factors that have never been publicly examined?

4. THE VEHICLE POSITIONING — A STRUCTURAL FAILURE

The DOJ itself considered as a potential recommendation whether officers should have positioned their vehicles differently to avoid the risk of cross-fire.

They identified it. They flagged it. And then they did nothing with it.

Five patrol vehicles surrounded a single man on a sidewalk. Jimmy was illuminated by the patrol vehicles' headlights and spotlights.

Officers were positioned on multiple sides. That is a crossfire situation and a tactical failure.

The DOJ noted this concern and then explicitly declined to issue any recommendation about it. That is not a clearance, that is a failure to act on their own findings.

5. FAILURE TO DE-ESCALATE

The encounter from first contact to gunfire lasted less than 60 seconds.

From 1:48:47 AM when they first called out to Jimmy, to 1:49:38 AM when shooting began, that is 51 seconds.

In those 51 seconds:

- No attempt was made to retreat to a safer distance and wait

- No attempt to use verbal de-escalation beyond commands

- The 40mm less-lethal launcher was fired ONCE and MISSED before officers immediately switched to lethal weapons

- No time was given for Jimmy, a man with a .43 BAC, to process the commands being screamed at him from multiple directions while spotlights and police lights were enveloping him.

California POST training mandates crisis intervention and de-escalation before use of force. The standard is not just "did you feel threatened", it is whether a reasonable officer EXHAUSTED alternatives. 51 seconds with a visibly incapacitated man does not meet that threshold.

6. FAILURE TO RENDER AID

Officers did not administer medical treatment to Jimmy because they said he "exhibited obvious signs of death." Hemet Fire did not arrive until approximately four minutes later. Jimmy was not pronounced dead until 1:57 AM.

He was shot at 1:49:38. He was pronounced dead at 1:57. That is over seven minutes with no medical aid from the people who shot him.

Officers are trained in tactical emergency casualty care (TECC). At minimum, an officer could have applied pressure to wounds. The "obvious signs of death" determination was made by the same officers who had just fired 69 rounds at a man. That is not a medical assessment. That is officers protecting themselves from witnessing what they had done.

7. OFFICER McWILLIAMS' BODY CAMERA WAS OFF

Except for Officer McWilliams, all other involved officers had their BWCs activated. McWilliams' camera was not recording because he had already docked it to upload footage at the end of his shift.

McWilliams fired 8 rounds. He is one of the first two officers on scene. His BWC was off. This is not a technicality, this is missing evidence in a death investigation. HPD policy failed to ensure body cameras were active before officers responded to an "active armed suspect call."

8. THE DOJ CLEARANCE — AND WHY IT'S NOT THE END

The DOJ found "insufficient evidence to prove, beyond a reasonable doubt, that the officers involved acted without the intent to defend themselves and others from what they reasonably believed to be the imminent risk of death or serious bodily injury." Therefore, they declined criminal prosecution.

That standard is nearly impossible to meet under current law. "Reasonable belief" gives officers enormous latitude. The DOJ's clearance means no criminal charges, it does not mean the conduct was correct. It does not mean no civil liability. It does not mean no policy failure. It means the DA bar wasn't cleared.

The civil lawsuit filed by Jimmy's family against the City of Hemet remains pending. The DOJ findings do not necessarily determine the outcome of that suit.

WHAT SHOULD HAVE HAPPENED

1. Bar staff should have kept Jimmy inside, continued the Uber attempt, and called emergency personnel BEFORE he left the bar at the very least.

2. Dispatch should have forwarded the full context, extreme intoxication, welfare concern, unclear if the object was a real firearm, and flagged this for a mental health or welfare response alongside officers.

3. Officers should have arrived in welfare posture, not armed-and-dangerous posture. A man passed out on a sidewalk is not an active threat.

4. Lizardi should not have self-responded to a call he wasn't dispatched to. His presence added an additional trigger-finger and an unnecessary close-range confrontation.

5. The encounter should have taken longer than 51 seconds. Back up. Create distance. Give him time to comply. He was literally too drunk to stand, he was not a tactical threat at 15 feet.

6. The 40mm less-lethal should have been the line. One miss doesn't mean pivoting to 69 lethal rounds.

7. Medical aid should have been rendered immediately.

8. All body cameras should have been active before any officer approached.

JUSTICE FOR JIMMY EUGENE LOPEZ!

HOLD ALL INDIVIDUALS AND INSTITUTIONS RESPONSIBLE FOR HIS DEATH ACCOUNTABLE!

HOLD Hemet Police Department ACCOUNTABLE!!!

My heart is absolutely shattered by the tragic and preventable loss of Jameson, a 2-year-old Golden Saint Bernard Doodle who was fatally shot by LAPD officers on June 13, 2026.

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Jameson was not a threat; he was a beloved family member who was simply excited to greet someone, having just celebrated his family’s joy over the New York Knicks' championship win. The responding officers were called to the 7500 block of Jordan Avenue in Canoga Park for a welfare check after a neighbor reported "loud screaming," only to arrive at a home filled with happiness, not danger.

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According to owner Marie Marseille and her son, Jeremiah Garcia, Jameson, who was wearing his Knicks jersey, was not barking, growling, or baring his teeth when he moved toward an officer; he was simply being his usual playful self. The LAPD, however, has alleged that the dog "charged" at an officer after the door was momentarily closed and then reopened. To witness the aftermath, an inconsolable owner mourning her companion, who was still wearing his Knicks jersey, is absolutely devastating. This loss was unnecessary, and the community deserves the truth.

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We are calling on the LAPD to provide immediate transparency regarding this Officer-Involved Shooting (OIS). The public has a right to see the full body-camera footage to understand how a welfare check on a celebrating family resulted in the death of their innocent pet. We demand a thorough, impartial investigation and full accountability for those involved. No family should ever have to experience this level of trauma at the hands of those sworn to serve and protect.

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How to Help & Stay Informed

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Support the Family: Please consider donating at: https://www.gofundme.com/f/justice-for-jameson-help-us-honor-his-memory

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You can also find the donation link in our Instagram bio @justicewarriorscollective

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Stay Informed: Follow local news reports from NBC Los Angeles and CBS News for updates on the official investigation.

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JUSTICE FOR JAMESON!!! 🐾🪽⚖️

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#JusticeForJameson #AccountabilityNow #LAPD #Transparency #CanogaPark

My heart is absolutely shattered by the tragic and preventable loss of Jameson, a 2-year-old Golden Saint Bernard Doodle who was fatally shot by LAPD officers on June 13, 2026.

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Jameson was not a threat; he was a beloved family member who was simply excited to greet someone, having just celebrated his family’s joy over the New York Knicks' championship win. The responding officers were called to the 7500 block of Jordan Avenue in Canoga Park for a welfare check after a neighbor reported "loud screaming," only to arrive at a home filled with happiness, not danger.

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According to owner Marie Marseille and her son, Jeremiah Garcia, Jameson, who was wearing his Knicks jersey, was not barking, growling, or baring his teeth when he moved toward an officer; he was simply being his usual playful self. The LAPD, however, has alleged that the dog "charged" at an officer after the door was momentarily closed and then reopened. To witness the aftermath, an inconsolable owner mourning her companion, who was still wearing his Knicks jersey, is absolutely devastating. This loss was unnecessary, and the community deserves the truth.

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We are calling on the LAPD to provide immediate transparency regarding this Officer-Involved Shooting (OIS). The public has a right to see the full body-camera footage to understand how a welfare check on a celebrating family resulted in the death of their innocent pet. We demand a thorough, impartial investigation and full accountability for those involved. No family should ever have to experience this level of trauma at the hands of those sworn to serve and protect.

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How to Help & Stay Informed

​

Support the Family: Please consider donating at: https://www.gofundme.com/f/justice-for-jameson-help-us-honor-his-memory

​

You can also find the donation link in our Instagram bio @justicewarriorscollective

​

Stay Informed: Follow local news reports from NBC Los Angeles and CBS News for updates on the official investigation.

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JUSTICE FOR JAMESON!!! 🐾🪽⚖️

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#JusticeForJameson #AccountabilityNow #LAPD #Transparency #CanogaPark

UPDATE: Autumn McGaughran has been found safe and is back home. 🤍🙏🏼

Thank you to everyone who shared, spread the word, and stayed alert. Your support truly made a difference.

🚨 URGENT: MISSING TEEN – RIVERSIDE COUNTY/ INLAND EMPIRE🚨

A mother is sick with worry. A daughter is out there somewhere. We need your eyes.

Autumn McGaughran was last seen at her home in Riverside and is believed to be in the Canyon Lake or Canyon Hills area, but could be anywhere in the surrounding Inland Empire communities. She is not in trouble, her family just needs to know she is safe.

Every share matters. Every second counts.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR —

Autumn McGaughran

🔹 Female | 5'5" | 115 lbs

🔹 Last seen: Her home in Riverside, CA

🔹 Believed to be in: Canyon Lake / Canyon Hills area or any surrounding communities

IF YOU SEE HER:

1. DO NOT APPROACH if the situation seems unsafe.

2. CONTACT HER FAMILY DIRECTLY: 📱 714-305-3293 (call or text)

3. CALL 911 if you believe she is in danger.

4. CONTACT NCMEC: 1-800-THE-LOST (1-800-843-5678)

5. REPORT ONLINE: https://report.cybertip.org/

DO NOT JUST SCROLL. PLEASE SHARE THIS POSTER! LETS GET AUTUMN HOME SAFELY!

🚨 URGENT: MISSING TEEN – RIVERSIDE COUNTY/ INLAND EMPIRE🚨

A mother is sick with worry. A daughter is out there somewhere. We need your eyes.

Autumn McGaughran was last seen at her home in Riverside and is believed to be in the Canyon Lake or Canyon Hills area, but could be anywhere in the surrounding Inland Empire communities. She is not in trouble, her family just needs to know she is safe.

Every share matters. Every second counts.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR —

Autumn McGaughran

🔹 Female | 5'5" | 115 lbs

🔹 Last seen: Her home in Riverside, CA

🔹 Believed to be in: Canyon Lake / Canyon Hills area or any surrounding communities

IF YOU SEE HER:

1. DO NOT APPROACH if the situation seems unsafe.

2. CONTACT HER FAMILY DIRECTLY: 📱 714-305-3293 (call or text)

3. CALL 911 if you believe she is in danger.

4. CONTACT NCMEC: 1-800-THE-LOST (1-800-843-5678)

5. REPORT ONLINE: https://report.cybertip.org/

DO NOT JUST SCROLL. PLEASE SHARE THIS POSTER! LETS GET AUTUMN HOME SAFELY!

Today we celebrate the women who carry whole worlds on their backs and still find a way to rise.

Mothers who protect, nurture, rebuild, resist, and love with a strength that reshapes, leads, and heals generations.

At Justice Warriors Collective, we honor every mother who has fought for her children, her community, her dignity, and her future.

Your courage is legacy.

Your love is a revolution.

Your existence is powerful.

Justice Warriors Collective celebrates & honors you today and every day. Happy Mother's Day Queens! 👑❤️

Two local families are urgently seeking the public's help in locating two women missing from the Menifee and Hemet areas. I have included all the photos currently available for both women, as well as a reference image of Tiffany's vehicle.

Please look closely at these details, your shares could be the key to bringing them home safely!

1. Leslie Hughes (Missing from Menifee, CA)

Description:

67 years old, long wavy brown hair with bangs.

Last Seen Wearing: Purple long-sleeved shirt, brown/tan textured vest, and a light-colored jacket. She wears a large ring on her right ring finger.

Notes: Known to frequent areas in Menifee; may be part of the local homeless community.

2. Tiffany Kaydence Manning (Missing from Hemet, CA)

Last Seen: March 13, 2026. Her car was last spotted on Acacia St. on March 20.

Description:

51 years old, 5’2”, brown eyes, mostly gray hair. Wears black-rimmed glasses.

Vehicle: Gold 2002 Honda Civic (CA Plate: 4VGA830).

Notes: She may have a dog with her (unknown breed/color).

⚠️ IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION:

If you see either of these women or Tiffany's vehicle, please call 911 or contact local law enforcement immediately. For Tiffany, you may also call (714) 587-7627.

Please SHARE this post to help spread the word in Southern California.

#MissingPerson #Menifee #Hemet #RiversideCounty #HelpFindThem #CaliforniaMissing

Two local families are urgently seeking the public's help in locating two women missing from the Menifee and Hemet areas. I have included all the photos currently available for both women, as well as a reference image of Tiffany's vehicle.

Please look closely at these details, your shares could be the key to bringing them home safely!

1. Leslie Hughes (Missing from Menifee, CA)

Description:

67 years old, long wavy brown hair with bangs.

Last Seen Wearing: Purple long-sleeved shirt, brown/tan textured vest, and a light-colored jacket. She wears a large ring on her right ring finger.

Notes: Known to frequent areas in Menifee; may be part of the local homeless community.

2. Tiffany Kaydence Manning (Missing from Hemet, CA)

Last Seen: March 13, 2026. Her car was last spotted on Acacia St. on March 20.

Description:

51 years old, 5’2”, brown eyes, mostly gray hair. Wears black-rimmed glasses.

Vehicle: Gold 2002 Honda Civic (CA Plate: 4VGA830).

Notes: She may have a dog with her (unknown breed/color).

⚠️ IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION:

If you see either of these women or Tiffany's vehicle, please call 911 or contact local law enforcement immediately. For Tiffany, you may also call (714) 587-7627.

Please SHARE this post to help spread the word in Southern California.

#MissingPerson #Menifee #Hemet #RiversideCounty #HelpFindThem #CaliforniaMissing

Two local families are urgently seeking the public's help in locating two women missing from the Menifee and Hemet areas. I have included all the photos currently available for both women, as well as a reference image of Tiffany's vehicle.

Please look closely at these details, your shares could be the key to bringing them home safely!

1. Leslie Hughes (Missing from Menifee, CA)

Description:

67 years old, long wavy brown hair with bangs.

Last Seen Wearing: Purple long-sleeved shirt, brown/tan textured vest, and a light-colored jacket. She wears a large ring on her right ring finger.

Notes: Known to frequent areas in Menifee; may be part of the local homeless community.

2. Tiffany Kaydence Manning (Missing from Hemet, CA)

Last Seen: March 13, 2026. Her car was last spotted on Acacia St. on March 20.

Description:

51 years old, 5’2”, brown eyes, mostly gray hair. Wears black-rimmed glasses.

Vehicle: Gold 2002 Honda Civic (CA Plate: 4VGA830).

Notes: She may have a dog with her (unknown breed/color).

⚠️ IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION:

If you see either of these women or Tiffany's vehicle, please call 911 or contact local law enforcement immediately. For Tiffany, you may also call (714) 587-7627.

Please SHARE this post to help spread the word in Southern California.

#MissingPerson #Menifee #Hemet #RiversideCounty #HelpFindThem #CaliforniaMissing

COMPREHENSIVE CASE REPORT: PEOPLE v. ABRAHAM FEINBLOOM

In the Matter of T’Neya Tovar | Imperial County Superior Court

Document Status: Finalized following Preliminary Hearing (April 28–30, 2026)

Arraignment Date: May 21, 2026

I. Case Overview & Custody Status -

On April 30, 2026, Hon. Poli Flores found sufficient probable cause to hold Abraham H. Feinbloom (51) for the murder of T’Neya Tovar (17).

Charges: First-degree murder (California Penal Code §187(a)) with a firearm enhancement.

Plea: Not guilty.

Defense Counsel: Melanie Roe.

Custody: Remanded to Imperial County Jail without bail.

II. Timeline of Events: December 2025 – February 2026

The prosecution established a timeline linking T’Neya’s disappearance to the defendant’s residence:

Dec 1, 2025: T’Neya is dropped off at Feinbloom’s Harlequin Court residence by Angel Martinez. Her boyfriend, Saje Edwards, testifies that her speech during a FaceTime call that day was "incoherent."

Dec 2, 2025: T’Neya’s final documented social media activity occurs.

Dec 21, 2025: A partial human leg is recovered near Harlequin Court, less than a mile from the residence. DNA testing confirms the remains are T’Neya’s; bullet fragments are found embedded in the bone.

Feb 13, 2026: FBI and Imperial County Sheriff’s Emergency Response Team (SERT) execute a search warrant. Feinbloom flees the scene by jumping a fence but is apprehended. He is found with his passport and Thai currency.

III. Detailed Evidentiary Findings -

1. Digital Forensics & Flight Risk -

FBI Special Agent Taryn Hunter testified that a MacBook attributed to Feinbloom contained a search history from December 1–3, 2025, including:

"Eye gouging"

"Cannot remove contact from phone"

"Missing person - what happens"

"Can I take one-way flight to Thailand no extradition USA”

2. Flight Evidence -

Certified CBP records confirmed Feinbloom purchased a one-way flight to Hong Kong on February 10, scheduled to depart February 17, just four days after his arrest.

3. The Harlequin Court Residence ("House of Horrors") -

Senior Deputy Dustin Snyder (ICSO) described a highly suspicious environment:

The exterior was padlocked and boarded with plywood.

Internal rooms were entirely draped in heavy plastic tarps without any evidence of renovation.

A queen-sized bed was surrounded by mirrors; a napkin with a "reddish substance" was recovered from the bedding.

Agents recovered a table saw and various blades consistent with the dismemberment of a body.

4. The Interrogation & Snapchat Contradiction -

During questioning on Feb 13, Feinbloom claimed he did not recognize T’Neya Tovar when shown her photograph. This was dismantled in court by Snapchat footage from T’Neya’s own account showing the two together inside the residence.

4. Physical and Biological Evidence -

Vehicle Searches: A Crown Victoria on the property had its front seat removed. The trunk and a seat belt tested presumptively positive for blood. (Note: Presumptive results indicate possible presence but are not confirmatory for human DNA.)

Recovered Items: Items believed to belong to T’Neya were found, including a pink toothbrush, pink beanie, pink hair dryer, and a pink/purple phone case.

Medical Expert: A doctor testified the recovered limb was likely removed via homicidal violence, marking the first formal characterization of the act as murder.

IV. Defense Strategy: The "Thin Case" Argument -

Attorney Melanie Roe, who also represented Feinbloom in a dismissed 2018 kidnapping case, maintains the case is insufficient for trial:

Cause of Death: Roe argues that without a complete body or a death certificate, "limb loss" is not legally equivalent to proof of death.

Expert Conflict: She highlighted that two state forensic experts disagreed on the time of death by nearly two weeks (Dec 1 vs. Dec 14).

Miranda Issues: The defense is challenging the admissibility of the interrogation, alleging Feinbloom’s request for counsel was ignored by the FBI.

Scientific Uncertainty: Roe argues the lack of DNA-confirmed human blood results (vs. presumptive tests) undermines the prosecution's physical evidence.

V. Community & Social Impact -

T’Neya’s parents, Charro Tovar and Josh Carter, have been present at all hearings. Justice Warriors Collective continues to advocate for transparency regarding the six-week delay between the discovery of remains and the arrest, as well as the implications of the defendant's previously dismissed 2018 charges.

JUSTICE FOR T'NEYA TOVAR!

VI. Sourced Information -

Court Reporting: KYMA/KECY, KESQ/News Channel 3, NBC Palm Springs.

Official Records: Imperial County Superior Court Case Files, California Penal Code §187(a) Filings.

Investigative Sources: Calexico Chronicle, SFGATE, CBS News Los Angeles.

(Prepared by Justice Warriors Collective | Updated: May 4, 2026)

COMPREHENSIVE CASE REPORT: PEOPLE v. ABRAHAM FEINBLOOM

In the Matter of T’Neya Tovar | Imperial County Superior Court

Document Status: Finalized following Preliminary Hearing (April 28–30, 2026)

Arraignment Date: May 21, 2026

I. Case Overview & Custody Status -

On April 30, 2026, Hon. Poli Flores found sufficient probable cause to hold Abraham H. Feinbloom (51) for the murder of T’Neya Tovar (17).

Charges: First-degree murder (California Penal Code §187(a)) with a firearm enhancement.

Plea: Not guilty.

Defense Counsel: Melanie Roe.

Custody: Remanded to Imperial County Jail without bail.

II. Timeline of Events: December 2025 – February 2026

The prosecution established a timeline linking T’Neya’s disappearance to the defendant’s residence:

Dec 1, 2025: T’Neya is dropped off at Feinbloom’s Harlequin Court residence by Angel Martinez. Her boyfriend, Saje Edwards, testifies that her speech during a FaceTime call that day was "incoherent."

Dec 2, 2025: T’Neya’s final documented social media activity occurs.

Dec 21, 2025: A partial human leg is recovered near Harlequin Court, less than a mile from the residence. DNA testing confirms the remains are T’Neya’s; bullet fragments are found embedded in the bone.

Feb 13, 2026: FBI and Imperial County Sheriff’s Emergency Response Team (SERT) execute a search warrant. Feinbloom flees the scene by jumping a fence but is apprehended. He is found with his passport and Thai currency.

III. Detailed Evidentiary Findings -

1. Digital Forensics & Flight Risk -

FBI Special Agent Taryn Hunter testified that a MacBook attributed to Feinbloom contained a search history from December 1–3, 2025, including:

"Eye gouging"

"Cannot remove contact from phone"

"Missing person - what happens"

"Can I take one-way flight to Thailand no extradition USA”

2. Flight Evidence -

Certified CBP records confirmed Feinbloom purchased a one-way flight to Hong Kong on February 10, scheduled to depart February 17, just four days after his arrest.

3. The Harlequin Court Residence ("House of Horrors") -

Senior Deputy Dustin Snyder (ICSO) described a highly suspicious environment:

The exterior was padlocked and boarded with plywood.

Internal rooms were entirely draped in heavy plastic tarps without any evidence of renovation.

A queen-sized bed was surrounded by mirrors; a napkin with a "reddish substance" was recovered from the bedding.

Agents recovered a table saw and various blades consistent with the dismemberment of a body.

4. The Interrogation & Snapchat Contradiction -

During questioning on Feb 13, Feinbloom claimed he did not recognize T’Neya Tovar when shown her photograph. This was dismantled in court by Snapchat footage from T’Neya’s own account showing the two together inside the residence.

4. Physical and Biological Evidence -

Vehicle Searches: A Crown Victoria on the property had its front seat removed. The trunk and a seat belt tested presumptively positive for blood. (Note: Presumptive results indicate possible presence but are not confirmatory for human DNA.)

Recovered Items: Items believed to belong to T’Neya were found, including a pink toothbrush, pink beanie, pink hair dryer, and a pink/purple phone case.

Medical Expert: A doctor testified the recovered limb was likely removed via homicidal violence, marking the first formal characterization of the act as murder.

IV. Defense Strategy: The "Thin Case" Argument -

Attorney Melanie Roe, who also represented Feinbloom in a dismissed 2018 kidnapping case, maintains the case is insufficient for trial:

Cause of Death: Roe argues that without a complete body or a death certificate, "limb loss" is not legally equivalent to proof of death.

Expert Conflict: She highlighted that two state forensic experts disagreed on the time of death by nearly two weeks (Dec 1 vs. Dec 14).

Miranda Issues: The defense is challenging the admissibility of the interrogation, alleging Feinbloom’s request for counsel was ignored by the FBI.

Scientific Uncertainty: Roe argues the lack of DNA-confirmed human blood results (vs. presumptive tests) undermines the prosecution's physical evidence.

V. Community & Social Impact -

T’Neya’s parents, Charro Tovar and Josh Carter, have been present at all hearings. Justice Warriors Collective continues to advocate for transparency regarding the six-week delay between the discovery of remains and the arrest, as well as the implications of the defendant's previously dismissed 2018 charges.

JUSTICE FOR T'NEYA TOVAR!

VI. Sourced Information -

Court Reporting: KYMA/KECY, KESQ/News Channel 3, NBC Palm Springs.

Official Records: Imperial County Superior Court Case Files, California Penal Code §187(a) Filings.

Investigative Sources: Calexico Chronicle, SFGATE, CBS News Los Angeles.

(Prepared by Justice Warriors Collective | Updated: May 4, 2026)

Thank you to everyone who shared, spread the word, and stayed alert. Your support truly made a difference. 🙏🏼🤍

URGENT: MISSING CHILD – HEMET

Sadie Gaytan did not come home from school yesterday. Visibility saves lives, please look at her description closely and share this information immediately.

Name: Sadie Gaytan

Age: 12–13 years old (7th Grade)

Last Seen: Thursday, April 30, 2026

IF YOU SEE HER:

1. CALL 911 IMMEDIATELY.

2. CONTACT LOVED ONES: If you have information or have seen her, report it to the authorities and her family right away.

DO NOT JUST SCROLL. Every second counts, especially in the first few hours. Share her face and keep her name in the public eye so she can be brought home safely.

Let's help bring Sadie home!

URGENT: MISSING CHILD – HEMET

Sadie Gaytan did not come home from school yesterday. Visibility saves lives, please look at her description closely and share this information immediately.

Name: Sadie Gaytan

Age: 12–13 years old (7th Grade)

Last Seen: Thursday, April 30, 2026

IF YOU SEE HER:

1. CALL 911 IMMEDIATELY.

2. CONTACT LOVED ONES: If you have information or have seen her, report it to the authorities and her family right away.

DO NOT JUST SCROLL. Every second counts, especially in the first few hours. Share her face and keep her name in the public eye so she can be brought home safely.

Let's help bring Sadie home!

URGENT: MISSING CHILDREN – HEMET / SAN JACINTO

These children are missing from our community right now. Some have been gone for years; some disappeared recently.

They need to be found.

.The recent discovery of T'neya "TT" Tovar is a horrific reminder of what is at stake. No family should ever have to experience that kind of pain. We cannot wait for another tragedy to act. We need to be looking for these children harder than ever before.

Visibility saves lives. Please look at these photos closely.

Someone, somewhere, knows something.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR -

1. Katalyna Dominguez (16): Missing since March 27, 2026. Last seen in Valle Vista (Hemet/San Jacinto).

2. Isaiah Wasson (16): Missing since April 7, 2026, from Hemet. (NCIC# M158864893).

3. Haile Danette Martinez (19): Missing since 2021 (age 14). (NCIC# M676587225).

I have provided every photo I could find of the children. Information on Isaiah and Haile is limited; we need to share what we have to keep the search active.

IF YOU SEE THEM:

1. DO NOT APPROACH.

2. CALL 911 IMMEDIATELY.

3. CONTACT NCMEC: 1-800-THE-LOST (1-800-843-5678).

4. CONTACT LOVED ONES: If you have direct contact info for their families, reach out to them immediately.

5. REPORT ONLINE: https://report.cybertip.org/

DO NOT JUST SCROLL. Share these faces. Keep their names in the public eye. Every second counts.

FAMILIES: If you see this and need more help with advocacy or spreading the word, reach out to us immediately.

Official NCMEC Search Portal

Hemet -

https://www.missingkids.org/gethelpnow/search/poster-search-results

General -

https://www.missingkids.org/home