Incident

7-28-2017 California Twentynine Palms 1-1

Location

July 28, 2017

Joshua Tree National Park
Incident Address
Twentynine Palms, California

Participants

  • Type: Victim
  • Name: Rachel Nguyen
  • Age: 20
  • Age Group: Adult 18+
  • Gender: Female
  • Status: Killed
  • Type: Subject-Suspect
  • Relationship: Significant others - current or former
  • Name: Joseph Orbeso
  • Age: 21
  • Age Group: Adult 18+
  • Gender: Male
  • Status: Killed

Incident Characteristics

  • Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
  • Suicide^
  • Murder/Suicide

Notes

couple who vanished discovered 10/15 and autopsy ruled murder/suicide 34.081719, -116.217276; found holding each other after being lost in desert w/out water

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

  • Type: Unknown

District

Congressional District: 8
State Senate District: 16
State House District: 42