Crime & Safety
Cathedral City Shooting: Victim Suffers 3 Gunshot Wounds
During a 911 call, a woman told the dispatcher her son had been shot and she was taking him to a hospital, police said.
CATHEDRAL CITY, CA — A male suffered three non-life-threatening gunshot wounds in Cathedral City Monday evening and underwent surgery.
Cathedral City Police Department officers responded at 6:54 p.m. to the intersection of Via De Anza and Dinah Shore Drive after receiving a 911 call regarding shots fired at the location, said Sgt. Mark Robles.
During the call a woman told the dispatcher her son had been shot and she was taking him to a hospital, Robles said.
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Upon their arrival, officers set up a perimeter and began their investigation of the shooting, police said.
The victim, whose age was not immediately known, gave police a statement about the shooting before undergoing surgery, Robles said.
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Anyone with information about this shooting was asked to call Detective Cmdr. Rick Sanchez at 760-202-2488 or the Cathedral City Police Department at 760-770-0300. Anonymous tips can be reported through Coachella Valley Crime Stoppers by calling 760-341-STOP or through the WeTip hotline at 1- 800-78-CRIME or WWW.WETIP.com .
