3 arrested for murder of Palm Desert man on Christmas

Three suspects from a Palm Desert shooting: Roger Rodriguez, 20 years old, from La Quinta, Anthony Garcia, 20 years old, from Indio, and Alejandro Zendejas 23 years old, from Indio.
(Riverside County Sheriff's Department)

Authorities announced the arrests of three men on Tuesday who police say played a roll in the shooting death of a 24-year-old Palm Desert man Christmas night.

La Quinta resident Roger Rodriguez, 20; and Indio residents Anthony Garcia, 20, and Alejandro Zendejas, 23 were arrested in connection with the shooting death of Skyler Siva, according to a press release from the Sheriff’s Department.

Three suspects from a Palm Desert shooting: Roger Rodriguez, 20 years old, from La Quinta, Anthony Garcia, 20 years old, from Indio, and Alejandro Zendejas 23 years old, from Indio.
(Riverside County Sheriff’s Department)

Two of the men were arrested shortly after the shooting and the third was taken into custody on Tuesday.

As the Desert Sun reports, officials didn’t specify each suspect’s role in the shooting, but only Zendejas faces murder charges.

Siva was discovered by authorities shot on Illinois Avenue at about 4 pm.  He was rushed to the hospital where he died from his injuries.