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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Del Norte Sheriff Releases Video of Fatal Police Shooting
The Del Norte County Sheriff’s Office has released body-worn camera footage that shows police officers fatally shooting Robert Anderson on Aug. 25 after he lunged at an officer with a kitchen knife and sprinted toward a woman at the scene. Police who responded to the 911 call on Parkway Drive and Sherwood Lane at about […]
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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 […]
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DA Clears EPD Officers in Fatal Shooting
Humboldt County District Attorney Maggie Fleming has concluded the Eureka Police Department officers involved in the fatal shooting of a 51-year-old Eureka man last summer were justified in their actions. John Karl Sieger, a military veteran, was reportedly intoxicated and suicidal when he raised a pistol at officers during a tense standoff at a home […]
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‘I am Done With This Life:’ EPD Releases Video, Audio Recordings, Shedding New Light on July 23 Shooting
Pursuant to a new state law, the Eureka Police Department has released video footage and audio recordings from the tense July 23 standoff that ended with officers fatally shooting 51-year-old military veteran John Karl Sieger, who was reportedly drunk and suicidal when he allegedly raised a pistol at officers, causing them to open fire. The […]
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Speak Up, Speak Out, Write In
Almost every day of the past week has brought news of a fresh tragedy. Alton Sterling, shot and killed by officers in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Philando Castile, in Falcon Heights, Minnesota, shot and killed by a police officer during a traffic stop. Five officers killed, and another seven wounded, by a sniper during an otherwise […]
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DA: No Charges in CHP Shooting of Hoopa Boy Last Year
District Attorney Maggie Fleming has decided that the California Highway Patrol officer who shot 17-year-old Richard Frederick Tis’Mil Estrada in December acted in self defense and announced today that she will not file charges against him. CHP officer Timothy Gray responded to 911 calls reporting an accident on State Route 299 near Willow Creek early […]