First Sheriff death in Riverside County due to COVID-19.

A Riverside County sheriff’s deputy died Thursday morning from the coronavirus, authorities said Thursday, April 2. Deputy Terrell Young was a 15-year veteran and the department’s first to die from COVID-19, the agency said in a brief announcement: “Our thoughts and prayers go out to his loved ones during this difficult time.” Young started with the department in December 2005 and worked at the Larry Smith Correctional Facility in Banning, the Perris Station, Court Services, the Southwest Station, and the Cois Byrd Detention Center in French Valley. Deputy Young is survived by his wife and four children. They are asking for privacy at this time.