Crime & Safety
Temecula Man Accused of Killing Uncle
His body was found when deputies went to his house to investigate a report of an assault.
A Temecula man suspected of killing his uncle was behind bars today.
Kyle Miller, 28, was arrested on suspicion of murdering 53-year-old Bradley Capen.
Riverside County Sheriff's deputies discovered Capen's body around 9 a.m. Wednesday when they went to his house in the 44900 block of Los Caballos Road to investigate a report of an assault.
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Deputies found the body inside the home, according to the sheriff's department.
Sheriff's Sgt. Brian Reno alleged that evidence linked Miller to the attack, and he was arrested without incident hours later at a residence in Winchester.
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Miller was booked into the Southwest Detention Center in French Valley, where he was being held in lieu of $1 million bail.
Reno said the investigation is still active and ongoing. Anyone with information about the alleged crime was encouraged to contact Investigator Gary Bowen of the Sheriff's Central Homicide Unit at 951-955-2777, or Investigator Robert Masson of the Southwest Station at 951-696-3000.
City News Service contributed to this report.
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