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Cathedral City Murder/Suicide Victims Identified

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The first frame shows the "business meeting" without the suspect present. He was in an office retrieving the pistol.
The first frame shows the "business meeting" without the suspect present. He was in an office retrieving the pistol.

By News Channel 3
newsline3@kesq.com

CATHEDRAL CITY - Cathedral City Police investigators tell News Channel 3 49 year-old Joe Khachigian of Northridge and 53 year-old Seyed Sajasi of Palm Desert died in last Thursday's murder/suicide outside a luxury rental car company. Setrak "Steve" Balabanian, a 44 year old from Los Angeles, was wounded.

As you can see in newly-released surveillance images, investigators say Sajasi and three others were in a business meeting at the Luxury Rent-A-Car company on East Palm Canyon when he pulled out a 9mm gun, and shot Balabanian and Khachigian at the table, before turning the gun on himself.  Khachigian died at the scene, Balabanian was transported to a local hospital, where he is still undergoing treatment.

Police are still looking for a motive to the shootings.

News Channel 3 also obtained the 911 call that came into authorities soon after the shooting.

On the tape (at the side of the screen), you can hear a distraught man calling a dispatcher, telling him about the shooting through tears and panic.

Stay with News Channel 3 and KESQ.com for the latest.

 

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