Incident

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1-16-2017 California Banning 1-1

Location

January 16, 2017

Incident Address

Banning, California

Participants

Type: Victim
Name: Michael Gordon
Age: 32
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Killed

Type: Subject-Suspect
Name: Ronald Dean Ricks
Age: 31
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Unharmed, Arrested

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)

Notes

witness told police that the shooting "was over a girl,"; 33.936407, -116.887396 ; suspect sentenced to life in prison in Oct 2023;

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Unknown

Sources

URL: http://www.pe.com/articles/police-824016-currently-ronald.html

URL: https://patch.com/california/banning-beaumont/details-possible-motive-behind-banning-murder-revealed

URL: https://kesq.com/news/crime/2023/10/13/cathedral-city-man-convicted-in-fatal-2017-shooting-sentenced-to-life-without-parole/

District

Congressional District: 25
State Senate District: 23
State House District: 47