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Two Coachella residents arrested for homicide near Indio, Coachella
Two Coachella residents have been arrested on suspicion of murdering a 24-year-old Indio woman found dead in a home between Indio and unincorporated Riverside County.
Deputies with the Riverside County Sheriff's Department responded around 7 a.m. Thursday, June 26 to the 84-000 block of Manila Avenue, where they found Alexis Cano "suffering from traumatic injuries inside a residence," according to a press release from Sgt. Jarred Bishop.
The Riverside Sheriff's Central Homicide Unit determined the incident stemmed from a domestic disturbance. Cano's boyfriend, Mario Morales Jr., 25, was arrested Friday on suspicion of murder and booked into the John J. Benoit Detention Center in Indio.
Juanna De Morales, 55, was arrested Thursday and booked into the John J. Benoit Detention Center on suspicion of being an accessory to murder.
The investigation is active and ongoing.
Jennifer Cortez covers education in the Coachella Valley. Reach her at
This article originally appeared on Palm Springs Desert Sun: Two Coachella residents arrested for homicide near Indio, Coachella
