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Riverside County deputy hospitalized, suspect dead after shooting in Coachella

A map of the Coachella Valley shows where a suspect was killed and a deputy injured in a shooting in Coachella

A Riverside County sheriff’s deputy was hospitalized after a shooting that left another person dead Friday night.

The shooting occurred around 6:30 p.m. in the 51700 block of Cesar Chavez Street in Coachella, said Sgt. Brandi Swann, a spokeswoman for the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department.

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Swann confirmed that a deputy was shot and hospitalized and that the suspect had died.

Further information was not available Friday night.

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