A citizen lights candles at a memorial for two slain police officers in Palm Springs, Calif., on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016. Police Chief Bryan Reyes says three officers in Palm Springs, California were trying to resolve a family dispute Saturday when a man fatally shot two of them and wounded the third. (AP Photo/Robert Jablon)
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) - The Latest on the shooting of three police officers in Palm Springs. (all times local):
1:05 a.m.
Police have taken into custody the man who fatally shot two officers and wounded another in Palm Springs, California.
The Riverside County Sheriff's Department said on Twitter early Sunday morning that the "suspect has been taken into custody."
Police have not released the suspect's identity. No further information was immediately available.
Palm Springs police Chief Bryan Reyes said two officers trying to resolve a family dispute were killed Saturday when a man they had been speaking with suddenly pulled out a gun and opened fire. A third officer was wounded and remained hospitalized.
The chief identified the slain officers as Jose "Gil" Gilbert Vega and Lesley Zerebny.
Twenty-seven-year-old Zerebny had been with the department for about 18 months and only recently returned from maternity leave after giving birth to a now-4-month-old daughter. Vega was a 35-year veteran who planned to retire in December.
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7:30 p.m.
Dozens of police officers, several fighting back tears, are giving somber salutes as the bodies of two Palm Springs officers killed Saturday are loaded into hearses for transfer to a coroner's office.
The officers and numerous civilians gathered Saturday night outside the Palm Springs Desert Regional Medical Center, where Officers Lesley Zerebny and Jose Gilbert Vega died of their wounds.
The officers' flag-draped coffins were wheeled out of the hospital and gently placed in white hearses.
A third officer remains at the hospital, being treated for gunshot wounds.
Meanwhile, SWAT officers have surrounded a home where the shooting took place Saturday afternoon. They believe the gunman may still be inside.
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6:45 p.m.
Police Chief Bryan Reyes says SWAT officers have surrounded a house in Palm Springs, California where the man who fatally shot two officers may still be inside.
Reyes says he's holding off on revealing the suspect's name until he confers with the Riverside County Sheriff's Department, which is now heading the shooting investigation.
The chief also released more information on the slain officers.
Twenty-seven-year-old Lesley Zerebny had recently returned to the force from maternity leave and was the mother of a 4-month-old daughter.
Jose Gilbert Vega, a father of eight, was a 35-year veteran of the force who was scheduled to retire in December.
No update was given on the condition of the third wounded officer.
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5 p.m.
Police Chief Bryan Reyes says three officers in Palm Springs, California were trying to resolve a family dispute Saturday when a man fatally shot two of them and wounded the third.
Reyes told reporters the officers were talking calmly to the man, trying to resolve things when he suddenly opened fire on them.
The chief, his voice breaking, identified the fatally wounded officers as Jose Gilbert Vega and Lesley Zerebny. He did not disclose their rank or any other information about them.
Reyes said the gunman was still at large and may still be in the home where the shooting occurred.
He said he would release more information later.
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4:30 p.m.
Police in Palm Springs say the shooting of three officers occurred after they arrived at a home following a report of a domestic disturbance.
The officers' conditions are not known.
Dozens of law enforcement officers converged on a normally quiet residential neighborhood after the shooting.
Police also issued a warning that people inside their homes should stay there, lock their doors and not answer them until further notice.
SWAT officers raced to the scene after the shooting but no one was immediately arrested. Police said they believed no one else was hurt.
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3:19 p.m.
Palm Springs police say three officers have been shot but there's no word on their conditions.
A police statement says the shooting occurred Saturday afternoon north of Racquet Club Road and east of Sunrise Way.
There are no immediate details of the shooting, which comes days after a Los Angeles County sheriff's sergeant was shot and killed in the high desert town of Lancaster.
Sgt. Steve Owen was answering a burglary call when sheriff's officials say he was shot and wounded by a man who then stood over him and shot him four more times.
A paroled robber has been charged with the sergeant's murder.
In this photo released by the Palm Springs Police Department shows slain officer Jose "Gil" Gilbert Vega, a 35 year veteran who was killed in the line of duty Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016. Vega, the father of eight, planned to retire in December. (Palm Springs Police Department via AP)
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In this undated photo released by the Palm Springs Police Department shows slain officer Lesley Zerebny, 27, who was killed in the line of duty Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016. She was married with a four-month-old daughter. (Palm Springs Police Department via AP)
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A citizen lights candles at a memorial for two slain police officers in Palm Springs, Calif., on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016. Police Chief Bryan Reyes says three officers in Palm Springs, California were trying to resolve a family dispute Saturday when a man fatally shot two of them and wounded the third. (AP Photo/Robert Jablon)
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A deputy directs citizens as a manhunt is in effect after two Palm Springs, Calif., police officers trying to resolve a family dispute were shot to death Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016, when a man they had been speaking calmly with suddenly pulled out a gun and opened fire on them, the city's police chief told reporters. A third officer was wounded. The shooter was not immediately apprehended.(Omar Ornelas/The Desert Sun via AP)
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Riverside Country Sheriffs Deputies walk along a street in Palm Springs, Calif., Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016. Palm Springs police officers trying to resolve a family dispute were shot to death Saturday when a man they had been speaking calmly with suddenly pulled out a gun and opened fire on them, the city's police chief told reporters. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Peña)
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Riverside Country Sheriffs Deputies stand near the scene of a shooting in Palm Springs, Calif., Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016. Palm Springs police officers trying to resolve a family dispute were shot to death Saturday when a man they had been speaking calmly with suddenly pulled out a gun and opened fire on them, the city's police chief told reporters. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Peña)
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Police officers from several agencies including Palm Springs Police, Riverside Country Sheriffs, California Highway Patrol and Palm Desert Police patrol a neighborhood in Palm Springs, Calif., Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016. Palm Springs police officers trying to resolve a family dispute were shot to death Saturday when a man they had been speaking calmly with suddenly pulled out a gun and opened fire on them, the city's police chief told reporters. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Peña)
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Officers point to a home on Cypress Road after gunshots were fired in Palm Springs, Calif., Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016. Two Palm Springs police officers trying to resolve a family dispute were shot to death when a man they had been speaking calmly with suddenly pulled out a gun and opened fire on them, the city's police chief told reporters. (Omar Ornelas/The Desert Sun via AP)
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A California Highway Patrolman holding a firearm, talks with a Riverside Country Sheriffs Deputy as they search for a suspect in Palm Springs, Calif., Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016. Palm Springs police officers trying to resolve a family dispute were shot to death Saturday when a man they had been speaking calmly with suddenly pulled out a gun and opened fire on them, the city's police chief told reporters. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Peña)
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A manhunt is in effect after two Palm Springs, Calif., police officers trying to resolve a family dispute were shot to death Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016, when a man they had been speaking calmly with suddenly pulled out a gun and opened fire on them, the city's police chief told reporters. A third officer was wounded. The shooter was not immediately apprehended.(Omar Ornelas/The Desert Sun via AP)
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A Sheriff Department helicopter assists in a manhunt after two Palm Springs, Calif., police officers trying to resolve a family dispute were shot to death Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016, when a man they had been speaking calmly with suddenly pulled out a gun and opened fire on them, the city's police chief told reporters. A third officer was wounded. The shooter was not immediately apprehended.(Omar Ornelas/The Desert Sun via AP)
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A manhunt is in effect after two Palm Springs, Calif., police officers trying to resolve a family dispute were shot to death Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016, when a man they had been speaking calmly with suddenly pulled out a gun and opened fire on them, the city's police chief told reporters. A third officer was wounded. The shooter was not immediately apprehended.(Omar Ornelas/The Desert Sun via AP)
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Two Palm Springs, Calif., police officers trying to resolve a family dispute were shot to death Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016, when a man they had been speaking calmly with suddenly pulled out a gun and opened fire on them, the city's police chief told reporters. A third officer was wounded. The shooter was not immediately apprehended.(Omar Ornelas/The Desert Sun via AP)
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Officers watch to a home on Cypress Road after a gunshots where fired in Palm Springs, Calif. on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016. Palm Springs police say three officers had been shot but did not give their conditions. (Omar Ornelas/The Desert Sun via AP)
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Emergency personnel wearing bullet-proof vests attend to a person on a stretcher on the corner of Cypress Road and Del Lago Road in Palm Springs, Calif. on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016. Palm Springs police say three officers had been shot but did not give their conditions. (Omar Ornelas/The Desert Sun via AP)
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A law enforcement officer joins other emergency personnel in Palm Springs, Calif. on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016. Palm Springs police say three officers had been shot but did not give their conditions. (Omar Ornelas/The Desert Sun via AP)
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