Rene Nieves Obituary, Death; – The death of a 40-year-old man in the unincorporated part of Corona was under investigation Sunday by Riverside County sheriff’s detectives.
Deputies dispatched at 1:34 a.m. Sunday to a fight at a business in the 9000 block of Pulsar Court found an off-duty paramedic and firefighter working to save the life of a man later identified as Rene Nieves of Corona, according to Riverside County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Mike Kelleher. Nieves was pronounced dead at the scene, Kelleher said.
“During the investigation, the other individual involved in the altercation was identified and transported to the station to speak with investigators,” he said. “The individual was cooperative with the investigation and was later released.”
The investigation was ongoing and the case will be turned over to the District Attorney’s office for review, Kelleher said.
Anyone with information about the case was asked to call Investigator Newby of the Central Homicide Unit at 951-955-2777 or Lake Mathews Station Investigator Mendoza at 951-272-5600.
