A Joshua Tree man was killed Friday in a La Quinta shooting; a 17-year-old has been arrested for investigation of his murder. According to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, January 30, at 6:38 pm, officers from the La Quinta Police Department responded to an assault with a deadly weapon call in the City of La Quinta. They arrived to find Ryan Thomas Sniffin, 20, of Joshua Tree suffering from gunshot injuries. Ryan Sniffin was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced deceased from his injuries. Detectives from the Central Homicide Unit and the Thermal Station identified the suspect as a 17-year-old male juvenile from La Quinta and later located him during a traffic stop in La Quinta Saturday at 5:00 p.m. The suspect was booked into Juvenile Hall in Temecula for murder. This case is ongoing. Anyone with information is encouraged to contact Investigator Button from the Riverside Central Homicide Unit at 760-393-3531.
