PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – The Palm Springs Police Department was investigating an overnight shooting during a motorcycle club event that left two people dead.

The department said, in a press release, it received several 911 calls about a fight and gunfire shortly after midnight Saturday morning. Five people were reportedly shot. According to the department, two adults were hospitalized but later pronounced dead. Three others were being treated for non-life threatening gunshot wounds.

The Palm Springs Police Department’s Crime Scene Unit and the Riverside County Sheriff Department’s Forensics Services unit were both seen working the scene Saturday morning.

According to police, preliminary information indicates a motorcycle club was hosting a private event at an industrial complex in the area when a disagreement or altercation occurred during the gathering, and gunfire started. Detectives were working to determine the circumstances that led up to the deadly shooting and to identify those involved. 

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