Update: Driver arrested following firearm assault incident
Updated Post (12/25/2022):
Riverside County Sheriff's investigators released more information on the suspect who was arrested Saturday afternoon for a firearm assault incident.
News Channel 3 learned that deputies responded to the firearm assault Saturday around 6:30 a.m. in the 67000 block of Kann Road in Desert Hot Springs.
The victim reportedly said his landlord shot twice at him with a rifle but missed.
Investigators said deputies searched for the suspect on the property but did not locate him. The victim is said to have provided the suspect's vehicle information and deputies continued with their search until locating the suspect later that day. He was reportedly seen driving on I-10 near Washington Street. He was later arrested without incident.
Investigators believed the suspect and the victim had an ongoing tenant/landlord dispute.
Original Post (12/24/2022):
Riverside County Sheriff's investigators confirmed that deputies arrested a man following a firearm assault.
They reported to News Channel 3 that on Saturday around 4:00 p.m., a deputy from the Palm Desert Station spotted the suspect vehicle traveling westbound on I-10 near Washington Street. The vehicle was reportedly believed to be connected to an assault with a firearm from earlier that day.
The deputy, along with additional responding units, conducted a traffic stop on the freeway near the Bob Hope exit.
Investigators told News Channel 3 that the male passenger and male driver were both detained during the stop. Deputies then took the driver into custody and released the passenger.
No other details were released.
Stay with News Channel 3 for updates on this story.
