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A4 THE DESERT SUN MYDESERT.COM SUNDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2013 Shooting victim dies of wounds Police are asking the public for help in finding witnesses to or anyone involved in the homicide. Detectives can be reached at (760) 770-0300 or at www.cathedralcity.gov. The shooting is the second in the city in less than a month. A Calexico man was in serious condition after being shot Nov. 25 in the upper right shoulder, police said.

About 10:15 p.m., a Desert Hot Springs man pulled into the parking lot of the 7-Eleven at 68-490 Dinah Shore Drive. He approached two Cathedral City police officers already in the parking lot and said he had a friend with a gunshot wound in his passenger's seat. Police said they believe the shooting happened on Sky Blue Water Trail. By Reza Gostar The Desert Sun CATHEDRAL CITY A 33-year-old man was shot and killed Friday night near Agua Caliente Park, police said Saturday morning. Jorge Reina Jr.

of Cathedral City was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the Riverside County coroner's office. He was found on San Luis Rey Drive near San Gabriel Circle. About 8:45 p.m., 911 calls came in about sounds of gunshots, according to Cathedral City Detective Sgt. Paul Her-rera. Officers found Reina with multiple gunshot wounds near the driveway entrance to the park.

Everyone loves a during the holidays "Past and Present" was the theme of this year's Desert Hot Springs Holiday Parade, which cruised down Palm Drive starting at 11 a.m. Saturday. The grand marshal was Dr. Paul Ross and the queen was Kimberly Amaro. The city celebrated its 50 anniversary this year.

Top photo: Children line a float during the Desert Hot Springs Holiday Parade on Palm Drive Saturday, michaelsnydefvthe desertsun Girls from the James Jesse Center relax after marching in the parade. MICHAEL SNYDERTHE DESERTSUN The driver of an SUV died after crashing into a tree on Highway 111 in Cathedral City on Friday night, michaelsnyder, the desert sun 81-year-old driver killed in solo crash Kevin Chimal pretends he is wrapped in a bear hug by an inflatable polar bear on the Ocean Springs Tech float, michael snydefvthe desert sun By Denise Goolsby The Desert Sun CATHEDRAL CITY The driver killed Friday night after hitting a palm tree with an SUV was identified Saturday as an 81-year-old Palm Desert man. George Lagoe died at the scene of the crash that happened about 7:35 p.m. on East Palm Canyon Drive near West Buddy Rogers Avenue, according to the Riverside Coun ty coroner's office. He was not ejected.

A woman, described as a senior, was found incoherent in the passenger seat and was taken to Desert Regional Hospital in Palm Springs, said Cathedral City police. The silver SUV was headed east on Highway 111 when it veered off the road and into the tree for unknown reasons. Police ask anyone with information about the crash to call (760) 770-0300. Driver arrested for DUI after traffic circle crash LA QUINTA A 58-year-old La Quinta man was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving Saturday after crashing in a traffic circle at about 2:50 a.m.. Reynaldo Valadez was driving a white Nissan Maxima west on Avenue 52 at about 20 mph when he collided with the round-about at Jefferson Street, according to the River ing a checkpoint at Highway 111 and Adams Street that began at 7 p.m.

Friday and ended at 3 a.m. Saturday, according to the Riverside County Sheriff's Department. At the checkpoint, 610 vehicles were screened and 15 field sobriety tests were given. Four drivers also were arrested for operating an unlicensed vehicle, or driving with a suspended or revoked license. Lorraine Whetstone side County Sheriff's Department.

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