Humboldt County District Attorney Maggie Fleming has determined that a California Highway Patrol officer was legally justified in last year’s fatal shooting of 35-year-old Charles David Chivrell, who had fired at least one round at officers before he was killed, after reviewing an investigation of the incident. “Once Mr. Chivrell pointed and fired his gun […]
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APD Releases Video from Mad River Road Police Shooting
The 35-year-old Eureka man fatally shot by a California Highway Patrol officer last month on Mad River Road fired at least one round at officers before the officer returned fire, video of the incident released today shows. Having followed Charles David Chivrell, who had a pistol holstered on his hip and a briefcase in hand, […]
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Eureka Resident, 35, Identified as Man Fatally Shot Last Week by CHP
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office today identified the man fatally shot on Mad River Road as 35-year-old Eureka resident Charles David Chivrell, who died after being struck by a single round from a CHP rifle, according to an incident update. According to the HCSO release, CHP officer Michael Griffin, who has eight years of experience […]
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Sheriff: Police Spent 15 Minutes Using ‘De-escalation Techniques’ Before Fatal Shooting
Humboldt County Sheriff William Honsal said officers had been using de-escalation techniques for 15 minutes with an armed suspect on Mad River Road this morning when he brandished the firearm and was fatally shot. Flanked by local California Highway Patrol command staff and Arcata Police Chief Brian Ahearn, and standing before a small group of […]
