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An alleged assault at a Splash House event in the early morning of Sunday, Aug. 9, resulted in nine people injured, Palm Springs Police have reported.
PSPD officers on site were alerted to a possible assault around 1:37 a.m. at a Splash House event at the Palm Springs Air Museum.
After securing the area, officers determined a dispute occurred which involved bottles being thrown into a crowd. Nine people in the crowd who not involved in the dispute sustained minor injuries from broken glass, police said in a report. Two were treated at the scene while seven were taken to a local hospital for treatment.
Investigators are actively looking into the incident and are asking anyone with information to contact the Palm Springs Police Department at 760-327-1441.
What is Splash House?
Splash House is a three-day music festival that primarily takes place at three large hotels in Palm Springs over two weekends in August. Most of the acts perform between 1 p.m. and 9 p.m. at either the Renaissance, Saguaro or Hilton hotels.
However, there is an official after party held at the Palm Springs Air Museum from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. on the first two days of the festival.
The massively popular electronic duo The Chainsmokers were scheduled to perform from 12:30 a.m. to 2 a.m., Sunday. Photos posted on social media by Splash House show large crowds gathered on the runway of the museum to watch the performance.
The festival is slated to repeat from Friday, Aug. 14 to Sunday, Aug. 16 with different artists performing.
This is a developing story.
Sam Morgen covers local government for The Desert Sun. Reach him at smorgen@gannett.com.
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