Arrest made in stabbing at downtown Palm Springs parking structure

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) - A 38-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a stabbing at the downtown parking structure in Palm Springs over the weekend.

The stabbing was reported on Sunday, just before 1:30 a.m., at 275 S. Indian Canyon Drive.

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Police said that two individuals had been involved in an earlier altercation inside The Village before a second confrontation occurred at the nearby parking structure. During the second altercation, the suspect reportedly produced a knife and stabbed the victim.

The victim sustained stab wounds to his neck and upper torso and was transported to Desert Regional Medical Center, where he was initially listed in critical but stable condition.

The victim has since been released from the hospital, police confirmed.

During the investigation, officers obtained a description of the suspect and determined that he had fled the scene in a white Mercedes-Benz.

Through investigative follow-up, PSPD detectives identified the suspect as a 38-year-old man from Bermuda Dunes. The suspect was arrested at around 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday in La Quinta.

He remains in custody at the John Benoit Detention Center on suspicion of attempted murder.

Anyone with information regarding this incident is encouraged to contact PSPD Detective Barragan at (760) 323-8157.