A man accused of fatally shooting a 39-year-old Temecula resident during an unexplained confrontation was charged Wednesday with murder and other offenses.
Micah Chazz Harris, 22, of Temecula allegedly gunned down Aaron Bowers early Saturday morning at a residence in the 32900 block of Josheroo Court, just south of Highway 79, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department.
Along with murder, Harris is charged with sentence-enhancing gun and great bodily injury allegations.
The defendant, who’s being held in lieu of $1 million bail at the Byrd Detention Center, was slated to make his initial court appearance Wednesday afternoon at the Southwest Justice Center in Murrieta.
According to sheriff’s Sgt. Jarred Bishop, patrol deputies were called to the Josheroo Court house by Harris shortly before 5 a.m. Saturday.
“(Harris) advised that he had just shot another adult male inside the residence,” Bishop said. “Deputies arrived on scene and detained Harris. Several other additional individuals were located at the residence. Deputies checked the interior and located (the victim).”
The other parties in the home, whose identities were not disclosed, were questioned but not arrested.
The circumstances behind the alleged attack, including a possible motive, were not provided.
Harris has no documented prior felony convictions in Riverside County.