A Riverside County murder suspect was apprehended in Imperial County Saturday.

According to Imperial County Narcotics Task Force Commander John Seaman, On Friday, July 29, 2022, Desert Hot Spring Police responded to a report of a disturbance on a SunLine bus. A man on the bus was fatally stabbed and the attacker fled. On Saturday, an arrest warrant was issued for the suspect, Israel Eduardo Perez, a 42-year-old Desert Hot Springs resident. Perez was arrested later that day by officers with the Riverside County District Attorney's Office Gang Impact Team, the United States Marshal's Fugitive Task Force, the El Centro Police Department and the Imperial County Narcotics Task Force. Perez was taken into custody without incident in the area of Keystone Road and Highway 111. He was booked into the Riverside County Jail in Indio. Commander Seaman said,  "This arrest was successful because of the diligent efforts of our allied agencies, who worked together in partnership with one another to ensure the public's safety.