Police arrest son of victim in fatal Palm Springs shooting

UPDATE:

Palm Springs police have arrested 19-year-old Brian Conroy suspected in the shooting death of his mother, 36-year-old Amber Lane.

The shooting happened on the 4100 block of Calle San Antonio at 4:25 a.m.

Investigators are currently working to determine a motive for the shooting. Conroy was interviewed by police for a couple of hours before his arrest.

Employees at Wangs in the Desert in Palm Springs say lane did public relations and marketing for the restaurant.

“Amber was a very nice person, she was very bubbly, a hard worker, really so many people just loved her and I know that this is going to hit a lot of people really hard,” said Joy Meredith, President of Main Street Palm Springs.

Conroy is currently being held at the Larry D. Smith Correctional Facility in Banning

This story is developing stay with KESQ News Channel 3 and CBS Local 2 for updates.

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ORIGINAL:

A shooting investigation was underway Monday morning at a Palm Springs residence on the 4100 block of Calle San Antonio.

Palm Springs Police Departments Public Information Officers, William Hutchinson, said dispatchers received 911 calls from the home regarding a person shot inside at 4:25 a.m.

A woman in her late 30’s or early 40’s was the apparent victim of a gunshot wound. Hutchinson said she was transported to a local hospital in extremely critical condition.

Investigators were talking to three men inside the home at the time of the shooting to try to determine exactly what happened, according to Hutchinson. There was no further word on the woman’s condition.

Police said they were pretty confident there was no evidence of any break-in and no threat to public safety.

A department crime scene van was parked outside the home. Stay with KESQ News Channel 3 / CBS Local 2 News for breaking news updates.