Isaac Valles, 27, of Rancho Mirage was found dead in the roadway in the 31800 block of Neuma Drive in Cathedral City in the early morning of June 26, 2021. Police responded to a 911 call around 2:38 AM and discovered Valles with multiple gunshot wounds; he was pronounced dead at the scene and later identified by the Cathedral City Police Department and the Riverside County Sheriff’s/Coroner’s Office.

Investigators described the shooting as the result of a domestic dispute. Witness statements and crime scene evidence identified Jose Ernesto Martinez, 29, of Desert Hot Springs, as the primary suspect. Martinez was arrested hours later in the 20600 block of Sky Valley Drive in Desert Hot Springs and booked into the Riverside County Jail on homicide charges with bail set at $1 million.

Reports say Martinez faced multiple charges including murder and allegations of discharging a firearm causing great bodily injury and using a weapon in the commission of a crime. Anyone who has information about the shooting or the circumstances leading up to it is asked to come forward.