1 Shot Dead Outside Cathedral City Strip Club: Police

CATHEDRAL CITY, CA — Three people were shot, one of them fatally, in a gang-related confrontation outside a Riverside County strip club, police reported Wednesday. The 24-year-old victim who died at the hospital was identified as an Indio resident.

Jason Rosas, 24, was shot along with two other men sometime before 2 a.m. in the parking lot of the Showgirls Gentlemen's Club, 68444 Perez Road, according to Cathedral City Police Chief Travis Walker.

"The preliminary investigation shows that there was a fight between two groups of out of area rival gang
members inside of the club," Walker said in a news release. "Shortly after being ejected from the club by on-site security, one suspect produced a handgun and shot the victims in the parking lot."

The two suspects took off after the deadly encounter and haven't been seen since.

The two other shooting victims, a 28-year-old Indio resident and a 28-year-old Coachella resident, were both expected to survive, police said.

Police did not specify what gangs the involved parties belonged to. Police are looking for two men believed to be in their mid-20s, though detailed physical descriptions of the suspects were unavailable.

Anyone with information regarding the shooting was asked to contact Detective Heather Olsen at (760) 770-0398 or Sgt. Rick Sanchez at (760) 202- 2488.

— City News Service contributed to this report / Patch file photo by Renee Schiavone