A 27-year-old man was arrested Friday for allegedly shooting a person in Rancho Mirage.

Following a monthlong investigation, Jesse John Romero III of Palm Springs was arrested and booked into Benoit Detention Center in Indio on Friday on suspicion of attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department.

His bail was set at $1 million.

Deputies responded to a report about 1 a.m. Sept. 27 near the intersection of Bob Hope and Country Club drives regarding an assault with a deadly weapon.

They located a victim nearby who had sustained a gunshot wound and was later taken to a local hospital in stable condition. No other injuries were reported in the area.

Authorities identified Romero as the suspect, who was arrested without incident ab

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