Crime & Safety
2 Injured in Palm Springs Bar Shooting; Suspect Still at Large
After a fight in a bar spilled out into the parking lot, two men suffered gunshot wounds and the assailant fled, police say.
RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CA -- Two people were shot after a fight broke out inside a Palm Springs Bar early Sunday morning, police said.
It happened just before 1:40 a.m. at Toucan's Tiki Lounge in the 2300 block of North Palm Canyon Drive, according to the Palm Spring Police Department.
After a fight in the bar spilled out into the parking lot, two men suffered gunshot wounds, but their injuries were not life-threatening, police said.
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The suspected gunman fled the bar and was being sought by police.
He was described by investigators as a Hispanic man between the ages of 20 and 30 years old who was wearing a black hat, black sweatshirt and sweatpants and has tattoos on his neck.
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Anyone who witnessed the shooting was urged to contact the PSPD at(760) 778-8411. Information can also be conveyed anonymously through CrimeStoppers at (760) 341-7867.
City News Service contributed to this report.
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