A La Quinta man re-entered a not guilty plea to a murder charge stemming from the shooting death of a 20-year-old man whose body was found in the open desert of Desert Hot Springs.
A La Quinta man will be arraigned on a murder charge stemming from the shooting death of a 20-year-old man whose body was found in the open desert of Desert Hot Springs.
Missing man discovered dead near Desert Hot Springs
The Riverside County Sheriff s Department is investigating the death of a missing person as a homicide. According to a news release late Friday, Investigators were called to an open desert area near Mission Lakes Blvd and Little Morongo Road on Thursday where human remains had been discovered.
Early Friday morning, police were still on scene combing through the area. We are told that The Riverside County Sheriff’s Central Homicide Unit responded and assumed the investigation. They also reported that 20-year old David Joaquin Murrieta from Desert Hot Springs was positively identified.