Several arrested after search warrants related to arrested Indio shooting, robbery last month

INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) - Several people, including a 15-year-old boy, were arrested after search warrants related to a shooting and robbery last month in Indio.

The search warrants were related to a shooting and robbery on Nov. 24 near the area of Avenue 44 and King Street. The shooting left an 18-year-old man hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.

The warrants were served Tuesday at 7 a.m. in the 47000 block of Jefferson Street and the 82000 block of El Paseo Avenue in Indio.

Police said during the service of the search warrant in the 47000 block of Jefferson Street, 
one of the suspects, a 23-year-old man, attempted to discard a firearm from a second-story window 
before being taken into custody. The firearm was recovered. The man faces charges of felon in possession of a firearm and for being an accessory to robbery and assault with a deadly weapon.

Officers also located a 15-year-old boy who was wanted in connection with a separate armed robbery that occurred on Oct. 28. The boy was found lying on top of a loaded firearm.

During the service of the second search warrant in the 82000 block of El Paseo Avenue, a 24-year-old man, was seen attempting to conceal a firearm inside an abandoned vehicle, police said. He was arrested for weapons violations. Additional ammunition and two Glock full-auto conversion switches were recovered.

A 21-year-old man was also arrested for a Post-Release Community Supervision (PRCS) violation.

Police said two male suspects remain outstanding. The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information regarding this incident is encouraged to contact the Indio Police Department at (760) 391-4057 or call Crime Stoppers anonymously at (760) 341-STOP