Testimony begins in trial of Desert Hot Springs man accused of mall shooting

Prosecution testimony began Wednesday in the trial of a Desert Hot Springs man accused of shooting more than three dozen bullets at four young men standing outside a Palm Desert mall , causing damage but no injuries.

Daniel Joseph Santacroce was arrested in 2023 following a Riverside County Sheriff’s Department investigation into the attack at The Shops in the 72-800 block of Highway 111.

Santacroce is charged with four counts of attempted murder and one count each of shooting at an occupied vehicle, possession of a short-barreled firearm and being an accessory to a felony…

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