Prosecutors say they’ll seek the death penalty against a man charged with the shooting deaths of two Palm Springs police officers in an ambush earlier this month.
(FOX)- The Riverside County District Attorney on Wednesday announced his intention to seek the death penalty against 26-year-old John Felix.
He has pleaded not guilty to murder, attempted murder and weapons charges.
He’s being held without bail in the shooting deaths of 27-year-old Officer Lesley Zerebny and 63-year-old Officer Jose “Gil” Vega.
Zerebny was a rookie officer just back from maternity leave. Vega was just months away from retirement.
Prosecutors say the officers were responding to a domestic disturbance call on Oct. 8 when Felix opened fire through a metal screen door at his family’s home.
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