California man arrested, suspected of fatally stabbing his 64-year-old mother

A woman died the evening of Monday, April 22, after allegedly being stabbed in Wildomar by her son, whom deputies arrested, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department said in a statement Tuesday, April 23.

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At around 9:54 p.m. on Monday, deputies responded to a report of an assault with a deadly weapon at the 33000 block of Breckenridge Trail in Wildomar, east of the 15 Freeway and north of Bundy Canyon Road, the sheriff’s statement said.

A 64-year-old woman was found with stab wounds inside a residence and was taken to a hospital, where she died, Tuesday’s statement said.

Deputies at 10 p.m. arrested the son of the victim, Evan Jon Zavala, a 24-year-old Wildomar resident, on suspicion of murder, records show. He  was being held on bail of $1 million.

“There are no outstanding suspects sought in the investigation,” the sheriff’s statement said.

Information on the motive for the stabbing, if known, was not immediately disclosed.

Sgt. Deirdre Vickers, a spokesperson for the sheriff’s department, said this is an ongoing investigation, and no additional information is available.

Anyone with additional information can contact Investigator J. Juarez with the Central Homicide Unit at (951) 955–1700 or Investigator T. Quick with the Lake Elsinore Sheriff’s Station at (951) 245–3300.