...Palm Desert Councilman Bob Spiegel told The Times that based on early reports, two rival groups shopping at the store had some kind of argument and then shots were fired. Two men were killed in the exchange of gunfire, he said.Sara Frahm, 25, of La Quinta, was shopping for electronic toys at the time of the shooting. She told The Times she heard two women fighting and swearing in an aisle next to her. She said employees went to break up the fight and that all of the sudden a number of people yelled, “He has a gun!” She said she heard six or seven shots.
Mike Stitt of Yucca Valley was shopping with his wife and two children when he saw two women fighting and calling each other names. Both were with men.
One of the men pulled out a gun and shot in in the air, then shot the other man in the back, Stitt told The Times.
In a statement, Toys R Us stressed the shooting appeared to stem from a "personal dispute."
Some local reports and a gaming blog indicate the altercation began over a fight for an X-Box or a Madden 2009 electronic game by two women, and escalated with their men using handguns.