Palm Springs Desert Sun
Dozens of people led by a bagpiper marched along Highway 62 on Sunday, processing into the Joshua Tree Coffee Company and placing white roses in a vase in memory of the business' owner, Royce Robertson.
Nearly 100 people gathered for the memorial service for the 33-year-old Joshua Tree man who was fatally shot by two Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies on Feb. 15 in Indian Wells.
Mourners
delivered testimonials from a parking lot across the street from the coffee shop. The parking lot was chosen because it is centralized, open and shared by business owners who knew Robertson. Passing traffic muffled some of their tributes,