Two arrested in Indio shootings that left three people injured, including a woman and five-year-old
Update - 4/30/25
Police announced that a shooting that left a woman and her five-year-old son in critical condition stemmed from an altercation between two men.
The victims were in a pickup truck driven by Jesus Delarosa, 25, police said. Delarosa stopped at the residence of Ricardo Mercado, 29. During the meeting, Delarosa got into an altercation with an unidentified man. Delarosa then allegedly shot the unidentified man, leaving him with non-life-threatening injuries.
During the altercation, Mercado fired multiple rounds at Delarosa's pickup truck, critically injuring the woman and her child.
Delarosa fled the scene and stopped on Deglet Noor Street to seek help, where officers located them.
Mercado and Delarosa have been arrested and are being held on $1 million bail.
Original Report - 4/29/25
INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) - A woman and her five-year-old son are in critical but stable condition after being shot in Indio Tuesday afternoon.
Indio Police detectives quickly located a suspect involved in the shooting, who was arrested without incident at a home in Indio after a search warrant was served. The Riverside County District Attorney's Office Gang Impact Team (G.I.T.) and East Post-Release Accountability Compliance Team (P.A.C.T.) assisted with locating the suspect.
Police report the shooting happened just before 1:00 p.m. in the area of Deglet Noor and Avenue 44. Due to the injury of the boy, officers made an emergency transport to JFK Hospital in Indio, and the child was flown to Loma Linda Medical Center in Murrieta from there.
The mother was taken to Desert Regional Medical Center, where she underwent surgery.
Police say this is still an active investigation, although there are no outstanding suspects and there is no threat to the community.
They ask that if anyone has any further information regarding this case, please contact the Indio Police Department's Major Crimes Unit at (760) 391-4051 or call anonymous information through Valley Crime Stoppers at (760) 341- STOP(7867).
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