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Sidney Thompson

Case from Riverside, CA dated Jun 02, 2021

Victim Details

Sidney Thompson

Male

Black / African American

Riverside

CA

2021-06-02

24

Sidney

Thompson

06/22/2026

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On June 2, 2021, Sidney Thompson, a 24-year-old resident of Riverside, California, was found dead inside a parked car in the 6100 block of Quail Valley Court, a commercial area near Box Springs Mountain. Responding firefighters pronounced him dead at the scene around 6:20 a.m. The initial investigation revealed that Thompson had been shot, leading authorities to treat the case as a homicide.

The investigation quickly identified David Gurley, a 54-year-old Moreno Valley resident, as a susp ...
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  • San Bernardino Sun: Suspect arrested in death of Riverside man found shot inside car
  • San Bernardino Sun: Man found shot to death in car in Riverside
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