Deputy Involved Shooting (2nd Update) 

October 24, 2023 – Riverside County Sheriff's Office officials report that on Sunday October 22, 2023, Riverside County Sheriff’s investigators riverside county sheriff logoidentify the second suspect of the deputy involved shooting as Kristian Galeana a 27-year-old resident of Thousand Palms.

Galeana was booked in absentia at the John Benoit Detention Center on three counts of attempted murder of a peace officer; however, he remains hospitalized. The deputy also remains hospitalized and is showing improvement.

Reporting Deputy: Sergeant Deirdre Vickers

File # O232910014

Source: Riverside County Sheriff's Office

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