Man killed in deputy-involved shooting on I-10 near Whitewater identified The Riverside County Coroner's office has identified the man killed in a deputy-involved shooting along Interstate 10 in Whitewater on April 9. The incident started at around 8:45 a.m. near Whitewater Canyon Road and Whitewater Cutoff when authorities were notified of a man throwing rocks at vehicles. Sgt. Lionel Murphy, a spokesperson for the Riverside County Sheriff's Department, told reporters at the scene that the deputies saw the suspect smashing the window of a parked car with a tire iron. Authorities said the man charged at a deputy with the tire iron before being shot.