A suspect is in custody after a shooting death in Willow Creek before dawn this morning.
According to the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were dispatched to at report of a gunshot victim in the 500 block of State Route 96, and arrived to find a dead man with what appeared to be a gunshot wound.
“The suspects as located and admitted to shooting the victim during an altercation,” the press release states, identifying the suspect as 24-year-old Peter Norton, who was booked into the Humboldt County jail on suspicion of murder.
The victim’s identity is being withheld until his family can be notified.
The Sheriff’s Office asks anyone with information with information about the case to call (707) 445-7251 or its crime tip line at (707) 268-2539
Read the full press release from the Sheriff’s Office copied below.
Willow Creek homicide investigation
On Oct. 23, 2022, at about 3:43 a.m., Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to a residence on the 500 block of State Highway 96 in Willow Creek for the report of a gunshot victim.Deputies arrived in the area and located a deceased adult male with what appeared to be a gunshot wound.
The suspect was located and admitted to shooting the victim during an altercation, 24-year-old Peter Nathaniel Norton, was determined to be the suspect responsible for the victim’s death. Norton was arrested and is booked into the Humboldt County Correctional Facility on charges of homicide (PC 187).
This case is still under investigation. There is no perceived threat to the community at this time.
The victim’s identity is being withheld pending next of kin notification.
Anyone with information about this case or related criminal activity is encouraged to call the
Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office at (707) 445-7251 or the Sheriff’s Office Crime Tip line at (707) 268-2539.
This article appears in ‘Unbelievable’.
Oh trust me,there will be an excuse for this one too,seems to be the way of the world.honesty doesnt mean nothing. Uhhhh i didnt know,uhhhh it was self defense. Man up. Do your time,you wanted to do the crime,bring back the death penalty.instead of taken care of them.tou take a life you, you sacrifice yours.isnt that fair to life.
Look at wiyot tribe,they have bad water for a dew days,the office put a boil water notice on the news saturday night,to lie to the public and news,that they went door to door and warned the residents of wiyot tribe,they did not,we the people who live on this rez,know for a fact,that they didnt warn anyone,if anyone knows the laws when it comes to water distribution,you have to warn the residents,the office,michelle vassel,heather blevins,fawn lopez and council ted hernandez the big chief he thinks. Brian mead the embezzelar who never had a girlfriend over 15 ,marnie atkis,vanessa rios,helena wilkinson she works with water too,epa office,none of these people warned anybody since friday or before,guess how many of the residnets,elders,kids,pets families drank that water,these peoole,council and staff do not care for the people of this reservation because we gather and have meetings and petition these people,because we the people dont want them here period,they steal,assault threaten,attack in every way they can make an exscuse for. Diabolical. The new membership,the highly privelaged.above the people of wiyot tribe who have always been here. Soon i will be sending a packet to the news,the bia,the north coast journal,voices of the wiyot,something has to be done abouy these pretendians,i also wrote a letter to the lady who write that story,look it up.its the truth about what these people do,its time for a blood quantum. Its time to find out whos who and who has enough blood.they shouldnt of harmed this tribe and tried covering it up and lieing to outside community,too bad ted hernandez’s constituents dont have any idea what the truth is.buy soon,everyone will,then everyone will get to hear all these people make exscuses,what they wont do is tell the truth,say sorry,and never do it again and step down and honor our constitution or honor our people.soon its coming. Thats why they will always be “pretendians” .
Look at that cop shoot out in the neighborhood, some dumbass who calls himself over the hill on kymkemp,said maybe someone should have someone shoot at her car,we maybe he should stand out ide his house as them bullets whiz by,why does everyone go one exscuses,can everyone make an exscuse and everyone be ok,its true,cops are suppose to keep us safe,i think persued through a nieghborhood is very dangerous,kids babies families elders,let the guy go catch his ass later,but yall have an exscuse to sacrifice all those peoples lives and or put thier lives at risk.stip maken exscuses,jusy bring back the death penalty and leave it,thats just my opinion.
REST IN PEACE TO MY BROTHER THAT WAS SHOT HE DESERVES SO MUCH BETTER AND FUCK PETER MAN WHY DID YOU TAKE MY BROTHER I HOOE YOU DIE IN PRISON