Edward Snyder, 47, of Palm Desert, California, was fatally shot while taking a late-night walk on November 11, 2021. The shooting happened about 10:21 p.m. in the 43000 block of Tennessee Avenue; multiple residents reported hearing a series of gunshots described by some as a hail of gunfire. Deputies from the Palm Desert Sheriff’s Station found Snyder lying in the street with trauma consistent with a homicide, and he was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department’s Central Homicide Unit opened a murder investigation, canvassed the neighborhood, interviewed potential witnesses and searched for surveillance footage. Few details about motive or the assailant or assailants have been made public.

If anyone in Palm Desert that night saw or heard anything unusual or has surveillance that might help, please contact the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department with any information.