Two officers dead, one injured in Palm Springs shooting; manhunt ongoing

Source: Desert Sun | October 8, 2016 | Brett Kelman, Gustavo Solis and Jill Castellano

Two police officers are dead and one is wounded after a shooting in Palm Springs on Saturday, according to a source familiar with the incident.

Dozens of law enforcement officers are involved in a search for the shooter or shooters in the area of Cypress and Del Lago roads in Palm Springs. Police are encouraging residents in the area to stay indoors while they conduct an investigation.

At 3:15 p.m., multiple officers in tactical gear were maintaining defensive positions behind a four-foot concrete wall as if a shooter were still on scene. Several other officers stood close by an armored vehicle parked on Cypress Road a block south of Francis Road.

Witnesses said they heard between 10 and 20 gunshots from what sounded like machine guns. Over a dozen patrol cars, three fire engines and a SWAT truck were at the scene of the incident at 2 p.m. Palm Springs police and San Jacinto police were on scene.

Frances Serrano, who lives directly across the street from where the shooting took place, spoke to the father of the suspected shooter moments before the incident. The father told Serrano that his son, who has mental issues, had a gun and wanted to shoot cops.

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  • Consistent October 8, 2016 at 7:05 pm #10583

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    slhancock1948 October 8, 2016 at 11:20 pm #10602

    Prayers for all the families. Not a word from Obama, of course.

    Justice will come some day, although that is a not a comfort today.

    Pray for righteousness to be restored and for the peace of Jerusalem

    Consistent October 9, 2016 at 9:46 am #10610

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