The Riverside Police Department’s Robbery-Homicide Unit arrested a third suspect involved in a parking lot shooting in 2025.

On Oct 5, 2025, 26-year-old Eduardo Vasquez III was found by law enforcement suffering from multiple gunshot wounds resulting from a shooting on the 3900 block of Main Street. While Vasquez was transported to a local hospital shortly after, he was reported to have succumbed to his injuries on Dec 12.

Following an investigation, Riverside Police were able to arrest 19-year-old suspects Uriel Morales and Benjamin Boshae on Oct 9. Weeks later, they identified a third suspect, 20-year-old Fidel Ezparza, who was located and arrested in Moreno Valley on Dec. 16. 

Anyone with additional information regarding this investigation should contact Detective Ricky Barajas at (951) 353-7213 or EBarajas@RiversideCA.gov  or Detective Stanley Hua at (951) 353- or SHua@RiversideCA.gov. Anonymous tips can also be submitted through the Riverside Police Department’s “Atlas 1” mobile app by using the secure “Send a Message” feature.

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