There was an officer-involved shooting in Palm Springs on Friday.
The Palm Springs Police Department tweeted about the shooting:
Officer involved shooting in the 400 block of S Palm Canyon. PIO getting details now. Will update shortly with location for media contact
— Palm Springs PD (@PalmSpringsPD) November 4, 2016
Officers in shooting are okay and one suspect is down. No suspects are known to be outstanding at this time.
— Palm Springs PD (@PalmSpringsPD) November 4, 2016
Update – 2:18 pm: KESQ reports the Rite Aid parking lot has been roped off with crime tape.
Update – 2:53 pm: KMIR reports police responded to a call of a man “acting odd”:
@PalmSpringsPD shot a man … officers responded to 911 calls of man acting odd possibly armed pic.twitter.com/HL6xGhnxdF
— Kitty Alvarado (@HeyKitty) November 4, 2016
Update – 2:58 pm: Witness Cody White told the Desert Sun that he saw a man in a heavy coat “walking around, acting aggressively” and so he called police.
White told the newspaper that the man suddenly reached for his waistband when police arrived. White then heard two shots.
Update – 5:20 pm:
#BREAKING PS officer involved shooting. Chief Bryan Reyes says an officer was injured. No word on condition of man shot. More at 6
— Karen Devine (@KarenDevineKESQ) November 5, 2016
Update – 5:51 pm: The man was making racial threats, exposing himself, and yelling racial and homophobic slurs – which prompted calls to the police, reports the Desert Sun.
During a news conference, Palm Springs Police Chief Brian Reyes said after policearrived, “there was a struggle that went to the ground, resulting in an officer-involved shooting.”
This is a breaking news story and this post will be updated as new information comes in.
