Man charged with murder for Desert Hot Springs shooting from March
Authorities have formally charged a 27-year-old Desert Hot Springs man with the murder of a 23-year-old man from Cathedral City. The deadly shooting happened on the evening of March 29 in the 66100 block of 6th Street near Cactus Drive in Desert Hot Springs.
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Police Chief Dale Mondary said officers followed a blood trail into the house after receiving a report of shots being fired. That’s where they found 23-year old Jose Gabriel Madrigal Vargas of Cathedral City wounded. Vargas was pronounced dead at the scene half an hour later, according to the county coroner’s office.
DHSPD detectives interviewed multiple witnesses connected to investigation. That led them to the suspect, Orlando Archuleta of Desert Hot Springs.
The case was filed with the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office on Friday, May 26, and Archuleta was formally charged for the murder of Jose Vargas.
According to authorities, Archuleta has been in custody on a parole hold and is currently housed at the Robert Presley Detention Center in Riverside.
KESQ and CBS Local 2 will deliver more updates as the murder case moves forward.
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