Man who allegedly shot three at party due in court

A man who allegedly shot three people at a Thousand Palms house party is due in court today for a hearing that will determine whether he will go to trial on seven felony counts, including three counts of attempted murder.

Carlos Ulloa, 43, is accused of shooting three men at a birthday party in the 29700 block of Sierra Del Sol just before midnight Sept. 16, 2017.

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As the party was winding down, Ulloa allegedly got into an altercation with other party guests, pushing a man who retaliated by punching Ulloa, an arrest warrant declaration states. That victim told investigators that Ulloa approached the group and pointed a gun at him, causing him to respond by punching Ulloa, according to the declaration.

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That man was shot six times, while another man who tried to wrestle the gun away from Ulloa was shot in the buttocks and left leg. A third man who tried to break up the fight was shot in a leg.

Ulloa then fled the scene in a pickup truck, the declaration states.

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After sheriff’s deputies circulated Ulloa’s photograph to the public, he turned himself in to police weeks after the shooting.

Ulloa, who is slated to appear for a preliminary hearing this morning, is currently out of custody on $1 million bail. In addition to the attempted murder counts, he faces three counts of assault with a semi-automatic firearm, one count of negligent discharge of a firearm, and several sentence-enhancing allegations for using a firearm and causing great bodily injury.

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