Man Accused Of Killing His Parents In RivCo Home

INDIO, CA — A man was in custody Sunday on suspicion of killing his parents in Indio.

Indio police officers responded to the 45000 block of Green Hills Court to conduct a welfare check on an elderly couple, but were not able to contact anyone at the home, according to a police department news release obtained by KTLA5.

Further investigations led officers to a second address, in the 78000 block of Blooming Court in Palm Desert, where they spoke with the couple's son, 51-year-old Kevin James Reddy, KTLA5 reported. The contact escalated into a standoff when Reddy allegedly refused to exit the residence.

It was unclear when the reported events transpired. Indio police did not immediately respond to a request from City News Service for further details and the department's news release being cited could not be located online.

Based on the suspicious circumstances of Reddy's parents' whereabouts, officers conducted an interior safety sweep of the Green Hills Court home, forcing their way in, where they found the bodies of the two 84-year-olds, whose names were not made public. Physical evidence at the scene indicated they had been killed.

The Desert Regional SWAT Team responded to the standoff at the Blooming Court residence and after several hours, Reddy complied with commands and was taken into custody.

Reddy was being held at the Larry D. Smith Correctional Facility without bail on suspicion of two counts of second-degree murder. Jail records show he was booked at 2:34 p.m. Saturday.

His first court appearance was scheduled for Wednesday at the Indio Larson Justice Center.

— City News Service