One hospitalized following shooting near Desert Hot Springs Published
One hospitalized following shooting near Desert Hot Springs
One person was hospitalized and police were on the scene of a shooting near Desert Hot Springs Monday morning.
Riverside County Sheriffs Deputies were called to the the city s southeast side to a home on the 15800 block of Avenida Florencita near Camino Aventura at 6:14 a.m.
Authorities weren t releasing any names or identities of the people involved.
But a sheriffs department spokesman Lionel Murphy said a suspect was in custody.
Family members told a KESQ News Channel 3 photojournalist a woman was shot by a man who was a friend of someone who lived in the home. Officials have not confirmed that information. A man was seen being placed into a police cruiser.
Suspect killed in deputy-involved shooting at Indian Wells country club
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The Riverside County Sheriff s Department is investigating a deadly deputy-involved shooting following a police pursuit in Indian Wells.
Authorities confirmed the shooting happened inside the gates of the Desert Horizons Country Club, located near Rancho Palmeras Drive and Highway 111.
Riverside County Sheriffs Deputies cordoned off an area near the entrance of the Desert Horizons Country Club shortly after 7:00 a.m.
Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco confirmed to News Channel 3 that a man was killed by deputies. He said the incident started at the intersection of Simon Drive and Highway 111 in La Quinta, when the man got involved in a heated argument with another driver, threatening to kill the driver.