Man Arrested For Celebratory Gun Shots

A Cathedral City man celebrated the New Year by firing his gun into the air, and was caught red-handed shortly after midnight today, according to a police spokesman.

Officers were called to a residence in the 33600 block of Sky Blue Water Trail on a report of gunshots being fired, said Cathedral City police Sgt. Albert Ruiz.

“Officers made entry into the rear yard of a residence and saw the subject with a handgun in his possession,” Ruiz said. “The subject was unaware officers were present and discharged the handgun again.”

Victorino Estrada Jr., 32, was arrested for suspicion of felony negligent discharge of a firearm and felony child endangerment, Ruiz said.

He was booked into the Indio Jail where he posted $30,000 bail and was released today, inmate records showed.