Upon arrival, deputies found a person “suffering from traumatic injuries consistent with a physical assault.” The person \u2014 whose name has not been announced publicly pending next-of-kin notifications \u2014 was pronounced dead at the scene.<\/p>\n
Deputies identified the suspect as Palm Desert resident Vicky Kim, per the release.<\/p>\n
Kim, 65, was arrested that day, according to public Riverside County arrest records.<\/a><\/p>\n Palm Desert, Calif. She was booked into the John Benoit Detention Center following her arrest on Saturday, Sept. 5, according to both the RCSO and public arrest records.<\/p>\n In a statement to PEOPLE, an RCSO spokesperson said an investigation into the incident is still ongoing.<\/p>\n The victim was Kim’s husband, according to an SFGATE report.<\/p>\n Kim allegedly used a flagpole to inflict great bodily injury on her husband, per court documents obtained by the outlet.<\/p>\n In a statement to the media obtained by SFGATE and News Channel 3<\/a>, Riverside County District Attorney’s Office spokesperson Molly Smith said Kim had previously faced several domestic violence charges involving her husband.<\/p>\n “In January of this year, our office charged Ms. Kim with a felony, obtained criminal protective orders, and intended to aggressively prosecute her for her crimes against her husband,” Smith said.<\/p>\n “Despite our office’s clear objections, a judge resolved all of the defendant’s cases as misdemeanors, released her from custody, and terminated all protective orders that prosecutors worked hard to obtain,” she added.<\/p>\n The Riverside County District Attorney’s Office did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.<\/p>\n Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Sign up for PEOPLE’s free True Crime newsletter<\/a> for breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases.<\/p>\n Kim was scheduled to be arraigned on Friday, Sept. 11, but the hearing was continued after a judge said she had not been medically cleared to appear, according to News Channel 3. Her arraignment is now scheduled for Monday, Sept. 14.<\/p>\n It is unclear whether Kim has legal representation at this time.<\/p>\n According to News Channel 3, Kim and her husband lived at The Enclave, a gated condominium community in the area. The development describes itself as offering residents “luxury and style” on its official website<\/a>.<\/p>\n Law enforcement encourages anyone with information regarding the incident to contact Central Homicide Unit Investigator Chua at (951) 955-1700 or Palm Desert Sheriff’s Station Investigator Mitroff at (760) 836-1600.<\/p>\n![\"Palm](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/people_218\/03614e0d6dc0cbd06f58e319ef0d36b3.jpg\"\/)
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