A person was injured on Friday night in an officer-involved shooting at the Best Western Date Tree Hotel in Indio.
Best Western guests line up outside the hotel as an officer involved shooting investigation continues. Guests are not being allowed in at this time. I’ll be talking with @Indiopd soon pic.twitter.com/anJFhow0FO
— Lauren Coronado (@KESQLauren) March 23, 2019
A call came into 9-1-1 dispatchers about 9:45 pm about a possible robbery, reports the Desert Sun.
At some point, it was determined the incident was not an armed robbery but, rather, an officer-involved shooting. The situation, however, did not involve Indio police, Guitron said.
Apparently, special agents from the Santa Ana field office of the U.S. Department of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, along with other law enforcement agencies, were part of an ongoing investigation that led them to the Coachella Valley, specifically to the city of Indio, Guitron said.
The group was “conducting surveillance” of members of a “robbery crew,” Guitron said, when that “crew” started to commit a robbery at the hotel.
Shots were fired and one suspect was struck by gunfire. They were taken to the hospital with unknown injuries.
Best Western guests are being let into their hotel rooms as OIS investigation continues near the front entrance. No officers are injured. Suspects condition is unknown.
— Lauren Coronado (@KESQLauren) March 23, 2019
Officials are investigating.
