A 45-year-old man accused of shooting two Indio bar patrons during an altercation must stand trial on two counts of attempted murder and other charges, a judge ruled Friday.
Jose Gabino Ulloa of La Quinta was arrested last year following an Indio Police Department investigation.
At the end of a preliminary hearing Friday, Riverside County Superior Court Judge Anthony Villalobos found there was sufficient evidence to bound Ulloa over for trial on the attempted murder counts, as well as sentence-enhancing gun and great bodily injury allegations.
The judge scheduled a post-preliminary hearing arraignment for April 26 at the Larson Justice Center in Indio.
The defendant is being held on $1 million bail at the nearby Benoit Detention Center.
Indio police spokesman Ben Guitron alleged that the attack happened about 11:45 p.m. on Feb. 15, 2023, at Neil’s Lounge in the 80-900 block of Highway 111.
“While police officers were en route to the call, additional information was received that advised an individual was suffering from a gunshot wound,” Guitron said in a statement.
He said that one man was critically wounded. Another victim suffered wounds that were not specified in court documents.
The parties were taken to a Coachella Valley hospital. They have since recovered.
Guitron said patrons and staff from the bar stopped Ulloa from leaving and disarmed him prior to patrol officers reaching the location, after which he was arrested without incident.
Specifically what triggered the alleged shooting was not disclosed.
Ulloa has no documented prior felony convictions in Riverside County.