HEMET – A 57-year-old man accused of killing a woman in a domestic violence attack in Hemet was shot today by a Redlands police officer and now faces arrest.
Paul Galindo was hospitalized about 10 a.m., according to Riverside County sheriff’s Sgt. Ben Ramirez.
Galindo was accused of killing 40-year-old Brandi Galindo, Ramirez said.
Deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department’s Hemet station responded to the 42000 block of Faith Drive in East Hemet around 11:40 p.m. Friday to a report of unknown trouble, he said. They found Brandi Galindo inside the residence with traumatic injuries to her upper body. Emergency medical personnel responded, but she died at the scene.
“Based on witness statements, this case was determined to be a domestic violence-related homicide,” Ramirez said.
Paul Galindo allegedly fled the area prior to deputies’ arrival and his whereabouts were unknown until the Redlands shooting, the sergeant said.
“Upon his discharge from the hospital, Galindo will be arrested for murder and booked into a Riverside County jail,” Ramirez said.
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