News headline from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department:

At around 5:30 p.m. on August 10th, deputies from the Perris Station responded to a report of a body found in the area of Webster Avenue and Harley Knox Boulevard, east of the I-215 freeway, in the unincorporated area of Perris.  Deputies arrived and located the deceased body of a Hispanic male adult, determined to be the victim of homicidal violence.

Investigators from the Perris Station and investigators from the Sheriff’s Central Homicide Unit responded and assumed the investigation.

The deceased male was later identified as Fernando Renteria, 34, of Moreno Valley.  Investigators developed information that suggested Renteria may have been murdered in Moreno Valley and later moved to the Perris area.

This is an active and ongoing investigation.  Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact Investigator Ryan Bodmer at 951-955-2777, or Detective Geoff Stites at 951-486-6700.  Anonymous tips may be submitted online at the Sheriff’s Homicide Tipline.

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Saturday, August 11, 2012

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