1 00:00:05,271 --> 00:00:07,007 Hello, I'm Riverside County Sheriff 2 00:00:07,007 --> 00:00:08,274 Chad Bianco. 3 00:00:08,274 --> 00:00:09,876 This critical incident message 4 00:00:09,876 --> 00:00:11,211 is regarding a deputy involved 5 00:00:11,211 --> 00:00:12,979 shooting that occurred on Wednesday 6 00:00:12,979 --> 00:00:15,548 April 26th, 2023 7 00:00:15,548 --> 00:00:17,083 in the area of Meadowbrook 8 00:00:17,083 --> 00:00:18,718 Avenue and Peach Street 9 00:00:18,718 --> 00:00:21,721 in the unincorporated area of Perris. 10 00:00:21,888 --> 00:00:23,356 When we have a critical incident 11 00:00:23,356 --> 00:00:24,791 we want to share as much information 12 00:00:24,791 --> 00:00:25,792 as possible 13 00:00:25,792 --> 00:00:27,827 as soon as the investigation allows. 14 00:00:27,827 --> 00:00:31,965 On Wednesday, April 26th at 7:08 p.m., 15 00:00:32,632 --> 00:00:34,000 the Riverside County Sheriff's 16 00:00:34,000 --> 00:00:35,068 Special Enforcement 17 00:00:35,068 --> 00:00:36,903 Bureau was in the 27000 18 00:00:36,903 --> 00:00:38,972 block of Greenwald Avenue 19 00:00:38,972 --> 00:00:42,208 attempting to locate Ricky Owen Dowling, 20 00:00:42,542 --> 00:00:43,476 a wanted felon, 21 00:00:43,476 --> 00:00:45,412 for two outstanding warrants, 22 00:00:45,412 --> 00:00:47,514 one for torture and mayhem, 23 00:00:47,514 --> 00:00:50,517 spousal abuse and sexual acts by force, 24 00:00:51,017 --> 00:00:53,186 the other for kidnapping to commit rape 25 00:00:53,186 --> 00:00:55,889 and rape by force or fear. 26 00:00:55,889 --> 00:00:57,157 Deputies saw a subject 27 00:00:57,157 --> 00:00:58,858 matching Dowling's description, 28 00:00:58,858 --> 00:01:00,627 leave a residence in a vehicle 29 00:01:00,627 --> 00:01:02,796 and attempted a vehicle stop. 30 00:01:02,796 --> 00:01:04,164 The suspect failed to yield 31 00:01:04,164 --> 00:01:06,933 and a vehicle pursuit was initiated. 32 00:01:06,933 --> 00:01:07,834 The pursuit traveled 33 00:01:07,834 --> 00:01:09,502 through the county area of Perris 34 00:01:09,502 --> 00:01:10,970 and ended at Telford 35 00:01:10,970 --> 00:01:12,672 Avenue and Peach Street 36 00:01:12,672 --> 00:01:13,673 when the suspect lost 37 00:01:13,673 --> 00:01:14,874 control of the vehicle while 38 00:01:14,874 --> 00:01:17,877 trying to avoid a tire deflation device. 39 00:01:18,178 --> 00:01:20,513 The suspect was positively identified 40 00:01:20,513 --> 00:01:23,516 as Dowling when he exited the vehicle. 41 00:01:23,516 --> 00:01:24,684 Dowling pointed a handgun 42 00:01:24,684 --> 00:01:26,119 at pursuing deputies, 43 00:01:26,119 --> 00:01:27,153 fired the weapon, 44 00:01:27,153 --> 00:01:28,822 and a deputy-involved shooting occurred 45 00:01:30,023 --> 00:01:31,691 after Dowling was struck by gunfire. 46 00:01:31,958 --> 00:01:34,160 The deputies rendered medical aid until paramedics responded. 47 00:01:35,228 --> 00:01:37,597 Dowling was later pronounced deceased at the scene. 48 00:01:37,630 --> 00:01:38,498 As a warning, 49 00:01:38,498 --> 00:01:39,432 some viewers may find 50 00:01:39,432 --> 00:01:40,767 this video disturbing 51 00:01:40,767 --> 00:01:43,203 and it is not suitable for children. 52 00:01:43,736 --> 00:01:44,471 We will now show you 53 00:01:44,471 --> 00:01:46,372 video footage from the helicopter. 54 00:01:50,743 --> 00:01:52,112 He missed the spikes. 55 00:01:52,145 --> 00:01:53,513 Missed the spikes. 56 00:01:54,147 --> 00:01:54,814 He TC’d 57 00:01:54,814 --> 00:01:57,050 just passed Telford and Peach. 58 00:01:57,250 --> 00:01:59,719 still rolling uh stand by. 59 00:01:59,786 --> 00:02:01,421 Telford and Peach TC’d 60 00:02:01,621 --> 00:02:02,122 still rolling. 61 00:02:06,159 --> 00:02:07,160 Watch crossfire, 62 00:02:07,160 --> 00:02:10,363 doors open, and stand by. 63 00:02:11,865 --> 00:02:13,600 Shots fired, shots fired, 64 00:02:13,600 --> 00:02:15,468 shots fired suspect down. 65 00:02:15,902 --> 00:02:16,536 We will now show you the body 66 00:02:16,536 --> 00:02:19,873 worn camera video of the involved deputies. 67 00:02:26,980 --> 00:02:29,315 backup, backup, backup, backup. 68 00:02:29,315 --> 00:02:30,116 [unintelligible] 69 00:02:31,050 --> 00:02:33,052 Here are Dowling's actions again 70 00:02:33,052 --> 00:02:36,055 in slow motion. 71 00:02:52,605 --> 00:02:54,007 The suspect, Ricky Owen 72 00:02:54,007 --> 00:02:55,608 Dowling, was a 64-year-old 73 00:02:55,608 --> 00:02:58,111 resident of Lake Elsinore. 74 00:02:58,111 --> 00:02:59,479 The firearm used by Dowling 75 00:02:59,479 --> 00:03:00,680 and recovered at the scene 76 00:03:00,680 --> 00:03:04,017 was a Polymer P-80 semi-automatic handgun. 77 00:03:04,551 --> 00:03:05,885 When we have a deputy-involved 78 00:03:05,885 --> 00:03:07,720 shooting, multiple investigations 79 00:03:07,720 --> 00:03:09,689 are automatically launched. 80 00:03:09,689 --> 00:03:10,456 An investigator 81 00:03:10,456 --> 00:03:11,057 from the Riverside 82 00:03:11,057 --> 00:03:12,692 County District Attorney's Office 83 00:03:12,692 --> 00:03:14,394 will lead this investigation, 84 00:03:14,394 --> 00:03:15,828 aided by the Riverside County 85 00:03:15,828 --> 00:03:18,164 Sheriff's Force Investigations Detail, 86 00:03:18,164 --> 00:03:20,333 and Central Homicide Unit. 87 00:03:20,333 --> 00:03:21,701 This combined investigation 88 00:03:21,701 --> 00:03:22,302 will examine 89 00:03:22,302 --> 00:03:23,503 Dowling's actions 90 00:03:23,503 --> 00:03:25,772 and the deputy-involved shooting. 91 00:03:25,772 --> 00:03:26,906 This is an active and 92 00:03:26,906 --> 00:03:28,107 ongoing investigation. 93 00:03:29,709 --> 00:03:31,344 This incident, like all deputy-involved 94 00:03:31,344 --> 00:03:33,279 shootings, will ultimately be reviewed 95 00:03:33,279 --> 00:03:34,214 by the Riverside County 96 00:03:34,214 --> 00:03:36,416 District Attorney's Office. 97 00:03:36,416 --> 00:03:37,083 Additionally, 98 00:03:37,083 --> 00:03:38,985 our department will internally review 99 00:03:38,985 --> 00:03:39,686 and evaluate 100 00:03:39,686 --> 00:03:41,087 the actions of our deputies 101 00:03:41,087 --> 00:03:44,090 with our policy and training standards. 102 00:03:44,624 --> 00:03:46,859 We take each use of force very seriously 103 00:03:46,859 --> 00:03:47,927 and make every effort 104 00:03:47,927 --> 00:03:49,596 to de-escalate these situations 105 00:03:49,596 --> 00:03:51,331 whenever possible. 106 00:03:51,331 --> 00:03:52,165 Thank you for watching.