Police Investigate Fatal Shooting in Cathedral City

UPDATE 11 AM: The Cathedral City Police Department confirming with us at NBC Palm Springs this morning that the victim was a 13-year-old boy. They will provide more details as they become available.

CATHEDRAL CITY (CNS) - Cathedral City Police officers today are
investigating the fatal shooting of a man found dead in Cathedral City.
  

Officers from the Cathedral City Police Department received several
911 calls regarding a shooting at 8 p.m. Wednesday and responded to the
intersection of Whispering Palms Trail and Mission Indian Trail, where they
found a man suffering from gunshot wounds lying on the ground, said Cathedral
City Police Cmdr. Jon Enos.
  

The officers began CPR measures until Cathedral City Fire Department
paramedics arrived and began life -saving measures, but the victim was
pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
  

Detectives arrived and as they began their investigation of the
shooting, they learned the victim and two others were walking on Whispering
Palms when a vehicle approached them and a confrontation began.  During the
argument, a person inside the vehicle fired at the group, striking the victim,
causing fatal injuries, Enos said.
  

Police said the description of the car the shooter was traveling in
was a dark colored sedan, last seen driving north on Whispering Palms towards
Ramon Road.
  

Anyone with information related to this shooting was asked to call
Cathedral City Police Det. Steven Armenta at sarmenta@cathedralcity.gov or the

Cathedral City Police Department at 760 770-0300 or email
tips@cathedralcity.gov. Additionally, information can be reported anonymously
through Coachella Valley Crime Stoppers by calling 760 341-STOP or through the
WeTip hotline at: 1-800-78-CRIME or www.WeTip.com.