-Riverside County, CA. -June 19, 2023. A Riverside County sheriff’s deputy shot a motorist in Lake Elsinore on Monday, June 19 who the department said pulled a gun on the deputy as he approached the driver’s car. The driver was hospitalized, the department said in a news release. Officials said the person remained hospitalized in stable condition Thursday. The confrontation happened around 11:30 p.m. when a deputy checked on an occupied car in the area of Bromley Avenue and Baker Street. “When the deputy approached the vehicle, the driver produced a handgun and a deputy-involved shooting occurred,” the department said in a news release, which did not identify the driver or elaborate on the person’s actions. The department did not provide the gender of the driver. The deputy was placed on paid administrative leave, which is standard procedure, during the investigation by the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office.