22-Year-Old Man Arrested, First Murder Within Palm Springs In 17 Months

A Palm Springs community is mourning the loss of a neighbor today after the tragic murder of a 68-year-old man.

This is the first homicide within the city of Palm Springs in 17 months.

The Palm Springs Police Department says they’ve arrested a 22-year-old man for allegedly stabbing and killing that  man on Sunday night.

It happened around 9 p.m. on Tiki Drive in the Palm Canyon Mobile Club community.

Police say they arrived at the scene to find the victim with stab wounds.

He later died at the hospital.

After a nearly two hour search, police found and arrested 22-year-old Evan Steele without incident.

Authorities say Steele had recently been in a relationship with the victim and acted alone.

Lieutenant William Hutchinson with the Palm Springs Police Department says the suspect has been booked on a first degree murder charge and is being held without bail.