60 Freeway Shooting, Football Player Killed / Jurupa Valley

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Channel: Scott Lane OSTV · 2014 · Entertainment

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JURUPA VALLEY - Local residents are mourning the loss of a former Jurupa Hills High School student who died in a shooting incident on the 60 Freeway in Jurupa Valley on Aug. 16.
Sheldon Martin, who played football at Jurupa Hills in the fall of 2012 and was a wide receiver on the Chaffey College team this year, was one of five people who were in a car heading westbound at 11:10 p.m., according to the Riverside County Sheriff's Department.
 Someone in another vehicle shot at the car, which went onto the side of the roadway.
Three people sustained gunshot injuries, and Martin was pronounced deceased at the scene. The other injured persons were taken to a local hospital for treatment. Their names and their conditions were not available.
Detectives from the Jurupa Valley Station and the Central Homicide Unit responded to the scene. No arrests have been made, and the case is ongoing.
The shooting was believed to have been preceded by a verbal dispute with another group at a drive-through restaurant in Riverside. The group followed the car containing Martin and the four other persons onto the freeway, according to reports.
Chaffey College released an official statement on Aug. 17 which said:
“Panther Athletics is saddened to hear of the passing of freshman wide receiver Sheldon Martin. Sheldon was a kind young man who will be profoundly missed by his teammates, coaches, and the athletics staff. Our thoughts go out to his family and friends during this difficult time.”

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