FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL: Cathedral City Police (760) 770-0300
Issuing Employee: Sergeant Andrew Diaz, 760-770-0320, adiaz@cathedralcity.gov
Type of Case: Overdose- Case #2203C-0839
Date/Time Reported: March 4, 2022 / 06:21 a.m.
Location of Occurrence: 31200 block of Landau Blvd., Cathedral City, CA
Synopsis of Incident
On March 4, 2022, at about 6:21 a.m. CCFD received a call of a male laying on the ground next to a vehicle, unknown if they were breathing. CCFD arrived and located the male subject laying in the parking lot in medical distress. CCFD then located a second male inside a vehicle, also in medical distress. Both males displayed symptoms of opioid overdose. CCFD then located a third male at the top of a staircase landing, near the first two males, deceased. The first two males were transported to a local area hospital and are expected to survive.
CCPD Officers were notified and initiated a death investigation. Detectives were also notified, responded and took over the investigation.
If you have information related to this incident or believe you may have information, please contact Cathedral City Police Department at 760-770-0300 / Detective Sergeant Heather Olsen at 760-770-0398, via the Cathedral City Police Department website at: cathedralcitypolice.com; or email tips@cathedralcity.gov
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