Date: October 17, 2022
FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL: Cathedral City Police Department (760) 770-0300
Issuing Employee: Sergeant Robles mrobles@cathedralcity.gov
Type of Case: Assault with a deadly weapon CCPD Case # 2210C-4021
Date/Time Reported: October 17, 2022, at 5:59 PM
Location of Occurrence: Date Palm Drive/Perez Road
VICTIM INFORMATION:
Name: Not released
Age:
City of Residence: Cathedral City, CA
Synopsis of Incident:
On Monday, October 17, 2022, at approximately 5:59 PM, Cathedral City Police Dispatch received 911 telephone calls reporting gunfire in the area. Police arrived and located spent shell casings in the intersection. A bystander/witness was contacted in a parking lot just west of the intersection. The witness was stopped at the intersection in his vehicle. His vehicle was hit by gunfire. The witness was not injured. The victim and suspect fled the scene in their vehicles prior to police arrival.
The victim drove himself to a local hospital and was later contacted by officers at the hospital. He sustained a non-life-threatening gunshot wound. The victim described the incident leading up to the shooting as “road rage.” The suspect vehicle was described as a black mid-size sedan. No other information was provided. No other injuries were reported.
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