Riverside County Sheriff’s Office provides new details on Cathedral City Councilmember’s death
KESQ News Team
PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – As the investigation is ongoing into the circumstances of the death on Sunday night of Cathedral City Councilmember Mark Carnevale, News Channel 3 has learned more on what Riverside County Sheriff’s Office found when they responded to a residence in Rancho Mirage.
News Channel 3 reached out to RSO to gather information on the investigation, and a statement from the Sheriff’s office in response to our inquiry reads:
“On November 16, 2025, at 6:47 p.m., deputies responded to a residence in . . . Rancho Mirage, regarding an attempt suicide. Upon arrival, deputies and paramedics attempted life-saving measures; however, the subject was pronounced deceased at the scene. The Riverside Sheriff’s Coroner’s Bureau responded and assumed the investigation. There is no evidence of foul play, and the investigation remains ongoing. No additional information is available at this time.”
News Channel 3 will be following this story as the investigation continues and as we learn about Carnevale’s funeral arrangements and how the community can remember his decades of leadership in Cathedral City.