Palm Springs police release the names of officers killed

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) - The Palm Springs Police Officers Association has confirmed that two Officers have been killed in a shooting.

A third Officer has been injured. There is a subject at large in Palm Springs and there is an active search.

The shooting happened on the 2700 block of Cypress Ave. and Del Lago Ave.

A code red alert was sent to residents in the area to shelter in place.

Desert Regional Hospital had been on lockdown in association with this event since 2 pm Saturday.

Police also released the names of the victims.

Twenty-seven-year-old Lesley Zerebny had recently returned to the force from maternity leave and was the mother of a 4-month-old daughter.

Jose Gilbert Vega, a father of eight, was a 35-year veteran of the force who was scheduled to retire in December.

No update was given on the condition of the third wounded officer.

This comes days after a Los Angeles County sheriff's sergeant was shot and killed in the high desert town of Lancaster.

Sgt. Steve Owen was answering a burglary call when sheriff's officials say he was shot and wounded by a man who then stood over him and shot him four more times.

A paroled robber has been charged with the murder.