Details about what exactly happened were limited, but it all unfolded around 6:45 a.m. near 2nd and Z streets.
The Riverside County Sheriff's Department said it responded to a call of an assault with a deadly weapon in the area. When deputies responded, CHP personnel told them that there was a two-car crash and both drivers were taken to the hospital in critical condition.
One of those drivers died, and it was later determined that that person had been shot at some point.
An investigation is underway.
DEVELOPING: We will add more details to this report as they become available.