A man is dead after being shot in Desert Hot Springs, the second fatal shooting in the city this week.
The shooting happened on 6th Street near Cactus Drive at about 8:45 pm Wednesday night, reports KESQ. Police found blood stains outside of a home after responding to a call. When no one answered the door, officers entered and found the body.
#BreakingNews: Shooting on Cactus & 6th in #DesertHotSprings. @DHSPoliceDept on scene now and say more information is to come soon. pic.twitter.com/U09TbPovAK
— KMIR News (@KMIRNews) March 30, 2017
The victim has not been named.
Neighbors told KMIR that they heard between 15 and 20 gunshots, possibly from multiple weapons. The TV station also reports that car was scene fleeing the scene, driving erratically and damaging a mailbox.
Detectives later investigated a person of interest at Eisenhower Medical Center, which had its emergency room on lockdown – which is standard practice when a gunshot victim is involved.
This is the second fatal shooting this week in the city and the third homicide this year in Desert Hot Springs.
