Police arrest 911 caller for deadly Palm Springs shooting
Update 06/24/21
The District Attorney's office has filed murder charges against Jeff Burgess, 42, a Sky Valley resident.
Along with the murder count, Burgess faces a sentence-enhancing allegation of discharging a firearm causing great bodily injury.
Burgess is scheduled to be arraigned Friday, June 24 at the Banning Justice Center.
The victim has only been identified as a 44-year-old man.
Original Report 06/22/21
A man is dead following an early morning shooting Tuesday in Palm Springs.
Officers were investigating the overnight violence along the 700 Block of West Racquet Club Road in the Little Tuscany neighborhood.
Police said a 32 year-old-man from Sky Valley called 911 at approximately 4:15 a.m. to report being involved in a shooting. “As soon as Palm Springs police officers arrived on scene, they started assessing the situation and questioning the person who called us," said Sgt. Mike Casavan, Palm Springs Police Dept. The man was later arrested as a result of the investigation and booked into jail on homicide. According to Sgt. Casavan, the victim was already dead when officers arrived on scene.
"The investigation is still on-going and details may change as the investigation evolves," Palm Springs police wrote on Facebook.
There were no other injuries reported. Officers said there was no continuing threat to the community: “At this point as far we know, everybody that was involved, we’ve identified. There is no threat to the public at this point," said Sgt. Casavan.
There was no immediate word on the identity of the man killed, if he knew the suspect or what led up to the shooting.
Detectives are asking anyone with information related to this incident to call Detective Jimenez at 760-323-8136. Anonymous information can be provided to Crime Stoppers at 760-341-7867.
Stay with KESQ News Channel 3 for continuing updates as we learn more about this breaking news update.
