Three Suspects in Cathedral City Fatal Shooting Arrested

CATHEDRAL CITY (CNS) - Three suspects in the February fatal shooting
of a 36 year-old Cathedral City man in Cathedral City were arrested on Wednesday.
  

Gabriel Isaiah Rocha 19, and  two 14 year-old boys were arrested in
connection with the killing of Cristian Zaragoza, according to the Cathedral
City Police Department.
  

Police responded to the 30800 block of San Gabriel Circle on Feb. 17
at 11:17 a.m. regarding a shooting. When they arrived at the scene, Cathedral
City officers found Zaragoza on the ground, suffering from gunshot wounds,
police said.
  

Cathedral City paramedics were called to the scene, where Zaragoza was
pronounced dead.
  

Detectives from the Cathedral City Police Department took over the
investigation and identified the three suspects, police said. Working with the
department's Gang Impact Team and the Riverside County District Attorney's
office, detectives tracked the suspects to 69155 Dinah Shore Drive, where they
were taken into custody.
  

The two juvenile suspects were taken to the Riverside County Juvenile
Hall and Rocha to the John Benoit Detention Center in Indio. They were all
booked for murder, police said.
  

Anyone with information related to this shooting was asked to contact
Cathedral City Police Department Detective. Naddalynt Paz at 760 770-0383 or
npaz@cathedralcity.gov  or email tips@cathedralcity.gov. 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 .
Some tip information may qualify for a cash reward.
  

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