Two police officers killed, one injured in Palm Springs shooting
Brett Kelman , Gustavo Solis and Jill Castellano , The Desert Sun 4:14 p.m. PDT October 8, 2016
Two police officers were killed and one was wounded in a shooting in Palm Springs on Saturday, according to a source familiar with the incident.
Dozens of police massed outside a house where a suspect appeared to be holed up. Officers took defensive positions behind a patrol car and a concrete wall.
Police were searching for a shooter or shooters in the area of Cypress and Del Lago roads, and encouraged residents to stay indoors.
At 3:15 p.m., multiple officers in tactical gear were taking cover behind a four-foot wall. Several other officers stood close by an armored vehicle parked on Cypress Road a block south of Francis Road.
Witnesses said they heard between 10 and 20 gunshots from what sounded like machine guns. Over a dozen patrol cars, three fire engines and a SWAT truck were at the scene of the incident at 2 p.m.
Palm Springs police and San Jacinto police were on scene.
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