Two police officers were shot and killed and another was wounded Saturday while responding to a domestic disturbance in a Palm Springs residential area, authorities say.


Dozens of police massed outside a house where a suspect appeared to be holed up. Officers took defensive positions behind a patrol car and a concrete wall.


\"Today Palm Springs lost two brave officers,\" Palm Springs Police Chief Bryan Reyes said at a news conference, his voice shaking with emotion. \"I am awake in a nightmare right now.\"


The slain officers were identified as Lesley Zerebny and Jose Gilbert “Gil” Vega.

Reyes said Vega was a 35-year veteran who was due to retire in December and had chosen to work overtime on Saturday.


Zerebny, 27, had just given birth to a baby girl four months ago. She had been with the department for a year and a half.


They were the first Palm Springs police officers to die in the line of duty since 1962.

Reyes said the wounded officer was alert and doing well.


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