A Riverside County Sheriff's Department (RSO) deputy has died after being shot during a confrontation with a suspect Friday afternoon at a residence near Lake Elsinore, Sheriff Chad Bianco said.
The fallen deputy was identified by RSO as Deputy Darnell Calhoun. No information has been released so far about the suspect, other than a tweet from the department that they were "in custody."
The shooting occurred about 4:30 p.m. in the 18500 block of Hilldale Lane, just east of Grand Avenue, in the unincorporated community of Lakeland Village, which borders Lake Elsinore, according to the RSO.
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Calhoun was taken to the nearby Inland Valley Medical Center in Wildomar for treatment, but just before 8 p.m. Friday, the department confirmed he had passed away.
Jared Wilson, President of the San Diego Police Officers Association, confirmed via a tweet that Calhoun was formerly an officer with the San Diego Police Department.
SDPD later confirmed via Twitter that Calhoun was an SDPD officer until 2022.
"Darnell Calhoun was a beloved and respected member of the San Diego Police Department," said SDPD Lt. Adam T. Sharki.
"He was hired as a recruit in 2019, graduated with the 121st Regional Academy in February of 2020, and proudly served the communities of Northeastern Division as a patrol officer. He left SDPD in early 2022 to join the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department," Lt. Sharki said.
"I'm sending my deepest condolences to the Calhoun family and [Riverside County Sheriff's Department] community on the tragic loss of Deputy Darnell Calhoun. He made the ultimate sacrifice while serving and protecting the people of Lake Elsinore. Our thoughts and prayers are with you all during this difficult time," SDPD Chief David Nisleit tweeted.
The shooting came roughly two weeks after another Riverside County deputy, 32-year-old Isaiah Cordero, was fatally shot during a traffic stop in Jurupa Valley. The killing of Cordero, a motorcycle patrol deputy, was the first line-of-duty death of a Riverside County sheriff's deputy in 15 years.
