Cal City police investigating double homicide, suspect identified

Young girl, adult male killed

Brandon Johansen, Kelly Broderick
9:17 PM, Jul 22, 2018
6:24 PM, Jul 23, 2018

Two people are left dead after a drive-by shooting in Cal City. The victims have been identified as 12-year-old Trinity Wiggins and her uncle Michael Wiggins. The suspect has been identified as 32-year-old Desmond Jerome Perry.

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CALIFORNIA CITY, Calif. - Cal City Police have identified the suspect as Desmond Jerome Perry, 32. Perry is 5 feet 6 inches tall, 175 pounds and was last seen driving a black four-door 2009 Nissan Altima with the California license plate "6KDV172". According to Cal City Police, he is believed to be armed with an AR-15 style rifle.

Perry is wanted for the shooting death of two victims, 12-year-old Trinity Wiggins and her uncle Michael Wiggins. Michael was standing outside this door when he was shot, Trinity was inside and was hit by one of the bullets that went through the house. It's unknown who the target was.

Police responded to the area at about 7:30 p.m. on Sunday night for reports of a drive-by shooting. Officers found two shooting victims in the 9000 block of Lupine Loop at Corwin Ave. One of the victims was pronounced dead at the scene and the second victim died at a local hospital.

Neighbors reported seeing the suspect vehicle flee with two black males inside traveling west towards Corwin and North Loop.

Anyone with information is asked to call CCPD at 760-373-8606.

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