Man pleads guilty, sentenced for firing shots that struck Indio home
A man admitted firing off two handguns in Indio, striking a nearby home, and was immediately sentenced today to three years in state prison.
Jason Diaz, 23, of Indio, fired the shots around 8 a.m. last Aug. 29 near Garden Avenue and Daisy Street, according to Indio police Sgt. Daniel Marshall. Officers found “fresh bullet strikes” on one home, but no residents were hit by the gunfire.
Police received reports of shots fired, leading officers to establish a perimeter in the neighborhood and conduct yard-to-yard searches for the gunman, who was eventually found hiding inside an abandoned car, where police also found “one illegally modified .223 caliber short rifle and two .40 caliber unregistered handguns,” according to the sergeant. A .22 caliber rifle was also found in the backyard of a home in the area, he said.
Diaz pleaded guilty to shooting at an inhabited dwelling. Charges of negligently discharging a firearm and carrying a loaded firearm were dismissed under the plea deal.
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