CatCity Man ID'd As Victim In Thousand Palms Killing

Palm Desert CA

01 June, 2021

4:05 PM

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THOUSAND PALMS, CA — A Cathedral City man who died over the weekend after being found late Friday night with "traumatic injuries" has been identified by the Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner's Bureau. Nathan Wells, 30, was found wounded around 11:51 p.m. in the 30900 block of Las Flores Way in the unincorporated area of Thousand Palms. Palm Desert Sheriff's Station deputies discovered him after being called to the address on a report of an assault with a deadly weapon, according to the sheriff's department. Wells was transported to Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs, but succumbed to his injuries at 1:17 a.m. Saturday, according to a coroner's report. Investigators from the Palm Desert Sheriff's Station and the Central Homicide Unit have assumed the investigation. No additional details were provided. The Riverside County Sheriff's Department is encouraging anyone with information or video regarding the incident to contact Central Homicide Investigator Stoyer at 951-955-2777.