Andres Martinez, 52, of Desert Hot Springs was shot and killed on the night of March 29, 2021, at a mobile home park on Fifth Street. Patrol officers responded after reports of gunshots and Martinez was pronounced dead at the scene; investigators reported at least one gunshot wound. The Desert Hot Springs Police Department’s initial inquiry did not immediately clarify the circumstances surrounding the shooting, leaving family and neighbors seeking answers.

A later arrest was made in connection with the case: Michael Goehner, 25, of Yucca Valley, was taken into custody and held at the Riverside County Sheriff Robert Presley Detention Center with bail set at $1 million. Martinez is remembered by those who knew him as kind and artistic, and he left behind sculptures and multimedia figurines he had been working on for years.

Does anyone who lived near the Fifth Street mobile home park in 2021 have information about that night or recall seeing anything unusual?