Homicide Investigation 

April 20, 2026 – Riverside County Sheriff’s Office officials report that on Thursday, April 16, 2026, at 12:21 a.m., deputies from the Jurupa Valley Sheriff’s Station were dispatched to the 10000 block of Mission Boulevard, Jurupa Valley, regarding a male down in the street requiring medical attention. Upon arrival, responding deputies located 40-year-old Juan Antonio Navarro, a resident of Jurupa Valley, suffering from multiple stab wounds. Navarro was transported to a local hospital, where he was pronounced deceased. The Riverside Sheriff’s Central Homicide Unit was requested and responded to assume the investigation.

During the investigation, the suspect was identified as Javier Corrales, a 39-year-old resident of Jurupa Valley. With the assistance of the Jurupa Valley Special Enforcement Team, Corrales was located in the area of Vernon Avenue and 40th Street, where he was taken into custody without incident and booked into the Robert Presley Detention Center for murder. This is an ongoing investigation, and no further information will be released at this time.

The Riverside County Sheriff’s Office encourages anyone with information regarding this incident to contact Central Homicide Unit Investigator DiMaggio at (951) 204-6600 or Jurupa Valley Sheriff’s Station Investigator Budnik at (951) 955-2600.

Reporting Supervisor: Sergeant Carlos Mendoza

File # JV261060002

Source & photo: Riverside County Sheriff’s Office