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Riverside – Man Dies From Stab Wounds

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By Inland Empire • Jan 30th, 2010 • Category: Lead Story

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Riverside, CA — On Saturday, January 30, 2010, at approximately 0113 hours, the Riverside Police Department’s Communication Center received a call of a subject who had been stabbed in the 3900 block of Iowa Ave. in the city of Riverside. Officers responded to the scene and observed an adult male with significant stab wounds. Personnel from American Medical Response (AMR) and Riverside City Fire Department responded to the scene. The man (54 yrs old of Riverside) was transported to a local area hospital where he was pronounced deceased.

During a search for the suspect who fled from the scene of the stabbing, officers located and detained a man who matched the suspect’s description in the area of University Ave. and Cranford Ave.

Homicide Detectives and personnel from the Forensic Evidence Unit responded to the scene. Based on the preliminary investigation and statements obtained from persons who were at the scene of the incident, Richard Lockhart (age 40 / transient), was arrested for murder and booked into Robert Presley Detention Center.

The name of the deceased will be released by the Coroner’s Office. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact Detective Jim Brandt at (951) 353-7137 or Detective Mike Medici at (951) 353-7104.

Date: Saturday, January 30, 2010
Contact: Sergeant Mark Rossi
Phone: (951) 353-7106

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