18-year-old shot dead outside Coachella elementary school

A teenager was found fatally shot near a California elementary school late Tuesday as questions surrounding his death arise.

Deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office swooped on the 84000 block of Calle Rojo in response to a report of an assault with a deadly weapon.

Cops from RCSO’s Thermal Sheriff’s Station said they found 18-year-old Angel Luna of Desert Hot Springs near Peter Pendleton Elementary School in Coachella around 10:00 p.m.

They pronounced Luna deceased at the scene. He appeared to be suffering multiple gunshot wounds.

The circumstances of the shooting remain unclear, and no suspects have been arrested or identified in connection with Luna’s death.

“No arrests have been made at this time, and investigators are still actively working to identify the suspect(s) involved,” police said.

The Riverside County Sheriff’s Office is assigning its Central Homicide Unit to the investigation.

Students at Peter Pendleton Elementary School were off for Veterans Day on Wednesday. The school is part of the Coachella Valley Unified School District.

The shooting came hours before the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival announced its 2027 lineup, which featured headliners Dua Lipa, SZA and Tame Impala.

Empire Polo Club, where the festival will be held again in April 2027, is around 4 miles east of the site of the fatal shooting.

The California Post reached out to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office for comment.

The sheriff’s office is advising anyone with information regarding the incident to contact Central Homicide Unit Investigator Newby at (951) 955–2777 or Thermal Station Investigator Bustillos at (760) 863–8990.

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