Dec 1, 2008 10:42 pm US/Pacific
Probe Continues In Fatal Toys 'R' Us Shooting
PALM DESERT (CBS) ―
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Witnesses said the men were with two women who got into a fight that escalated into the fatal shootings, sending terrified shoppers and their
children scrambling for cover. (File)
The District Attorney's Office said Monday the sheriff's department has not yet turned over information on any possible prosecution in the shooting at a crowded Toys "R" Us store in Palm Desert that left two men dead.
Michael Jeandron, a Riverside County District Attorney's Office spokesperson, said the probe was continuing.
No one has been arrested and no suspects are being sought, but the investigation is continuing, said sheriff's Detective Matt Diaz.
A tape of a call to 911 reporting Friday's deadly shooting was released Monday night, revealing pandemonium inside the store as the confrontation came to an end and a clerk pleaded to authorities for help.
"I think this guy's dying. Please hurry!" a clerk at the store at 72314 Highway 111, near Fred Waring Drive, tells a 911 dispatcher during a call at the end of the shooting.
Alejandro Moreno, 39, of Desert Hot Springs, and Juan Meza, 28, of Cathedral City, shot each other to death around 11:30 a.m. Friday inside the store.
The store was jammed with parents and children shopping for holiday gifts on what is traditionally known as "Black Friday," said Sgt. Dennis Gutierrez of the Riverside County Sheriff's Department.
Witnesses said the men were with two women who got into a fight that escalated into the fatal shootings, sending terrified shoppers and their
children scrambling for cover.
The store reopened Saturday with extra security on hand.
There was no official word of any relationship between the victims or exactly what triggered the shooting, but authorities said earlier there may
have been bad blood between the two couples.
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