Felony counts are expected to be entered Wednesday against a trio of suspects allegedly involved in a Palm Desert shooting.
Cathedral City residents Michael Genera, 23, and Eliberto Genera, 23, along with Palm Springs resident Jorge Maciel, 20, are expected to be charged with murder and attempted robbery during their arraignment at the Larson Justice Center in Indio on Wednesday, according to inmate records.
Maciel is expected to face an additional felony charge for assault with a firearm.
Palm Springs Police Department officers received a call from a hospital Friday at 10:26 p.m., according to a department statement, informing them about a male gunshot victim who was allegedly injured at a downtown parking structure on the 200 block of 200 Block of South Indian Canyon Drive.
After officers located and interviewed the friends who took him to the hospital, the man succumbed to his injuries and died overnight. A Riverside County Coroner’s Office report later identified the decedent as 31-year-old Adam Ortega of Desert Hot Springs.
At the crime scene, officers gathered information that led to the identification of Maciel as a suspect, according to the statement. Detectives and officers initiated a traffic stop upon seeing Maciel leaving a related location with Michael and Eliberto Genera.
Police deployed a K9 unit to apprehend Maciel, while the other two were detained shortly after. Further investigation led officers to believe that the incident stemmed from an attempted robbery.
The department is continuing to investigate. Anyone with information related to the incident was encouraged to contact Detective Escallada at 760-323-8129 or Crime Stoppers at 760-341-7867.