Man Suspected in Fatal Cathedral City Applebee's Shooting Charged With Murder

A Cathedral City man suspected in a fight that led to a fatal shooting at an Applebee's Grill & Bar was charged Friday with murder. Willie R. Busta...

August 17, 2023
6:06 AM

A Cathedral City man suspected in a fight that led to a fatal shooting at an Applebee's Grill & Bar was charged Friday with murder. Willie R. Bustamante, 33, additionally faces a sentence-enhancing allegation of discharging a firearm causing great bodily injury, according to court records. He is set to be arraigned Friday afternoon at the Larson Justice Center in Indio. Officers responded at 11:31 p.m. Sunday to a report of a fight involving numerous people inside Applebee's at 32400 Date Palm Drive, according to Sgt.

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