The Sheriff’s Department has released more information about a shooting that killed one person and injured two others in Joshua Tree Wednesday. Just before 2 p.m., Teri Weller, 63, heard a shot inside a house in the 4400 block of Sunever Road. When she went inside, she found Geri Weller, 63, suffering from a gunshot wound. Gene Weller, 89, was also in the room armed with a handgun; Teri was able to wrestle the gun away from him. Moments later, Dondi Moore, 51, entered the room and warned Teri that Gene had armed himself with a second handgun. Almost immediately, Gene shot Moore; Teri, fearing for her safety, then shot Gene. Gene Weller remains hospitalized in critical condition; Moore is also hospitalized and is expected to survive. Geri Weller died at the scene. The motive for the shooting remains under investigation.
