15-Year-Old Arrested on Suspicion of Shooting in Perris

A 15-year-old boy was arrested on Tuesday after he was seen running from the scene where a 14-year-old male was shot in the head, police said today.

Riverside County Sheriff's deputies from the Perris Station responded at 3:55 p.m. Tuesday to a call of assault with a deadly weapon. The incident took place in a shopping center parking lot at the northeast corner of Perris Boulevard and Nuevo Boulevard.

Officers found the 14-year-old bleeding from a gunshot wound to the head. He was transported to a hospital, where he is in critical condition, police said. Witnesses identified the attacker as a male known to the victim.

After a brief search of the area, deputies located and arrested the suspect.

Anyone with information regarding this case is urged to come forward and contact Investigator Ron Waters with the Riverside County Sheriff's Department/Perris Station at (951) 210-1000.