A 27 year old woman, Cecilia Riveria was shot to death by her estranged husband, 32 year old, Sean Paul Rioux in her apartment garage, then shot himself and died today at the UC Davis Medical Facility.
Per the press release issued by Sgt. Bryan Golmitz, of the El Dorado Sheriff’s department, the department received 911 call(s) from resident(s). According to the caller(s), several gun shots were heard in the parking area. When sheriff’s arrived at the scene, they found two bodies on the floor of the garage, Ms. Riveria dead and her husband critically wounded.
How long did it take for the Sheriff’s to arrive to the scene?
I spoke with Sgt. Golmitz today who simply had little to say. I asked Golmitz if the department was aware of the restraining order Ms. Riveria had filed in the El Dorado Superior court on February 26, 2009? He replied, “I have no personal knowledge of the restraining order and I will turn this lead over to the officer in charge of the investigation.” I continued with asking him if the department was aware of a history of violence reported by Ms. Riveria? Golmitz replied with, “No, the department is not aware of any history of violence reported by the victim.” Picking their noses, while no comment. As I am ready to post this, Golmitz released a statement and acknowledged that there was a history of domestic violence.
The DA, Vern Pierson was not available for comment as he was in city council meetings. El Dorado Hills is not a big city as Los Angeles. This case has been treated as though this happens everyday, no big deal. Well, I have news for the El Dorado County Sheriffs Department, this is a big deal, a seven year old boy no longer has his mother or father. Accountability is the key here. How many times did Ms. Riveria call the sheriffs department to report domestic violence? Enough for her to file for a restraining order.
How did the sheriffs department respond and with what attitude? As careless as the response I got on the phone today? Then it’s no surprise she was murdered.
My condolences to the family of Ms. Riveria and I will be issuing a letter of support to the family. I can’t imagine what that little boy is going through.
Randi Rosen
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