UPDATE The Eureka Police Department issued a press release tonight confirming that at least one officer fired a firearm during a pursuit that allegedly began after the suspect rammed police vehicles and drove “toward officers” before fleeing the scene, leading to another car crash and, ultimately, a brief multi-agency manhunt that ended with the suspect […]
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Guilty Plea Entered in Bear River Triple Murder Case
The 19-year-old Loleta man who fatally shot three people — including a 16-year-old girl — at a home on the Bear River Band of the Rohnerville Rancheria Reservation in February pleaded guilty today to three counts of first degree murder in a plea deal. Mauricio Johnson, who was 18 when the crime was committed, will […]
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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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3rd UPDATE: Man Shot by Police Died at the Hospital
3rd UPDATE: The man shot in the area of Mad River Road and Miller Lane in Arcata this morning by law enforcement responding to a suspicious person call was declared dead after being taken to the hospital, according to an update. The man’s identification was not immediately released. The HCSO reports multiple officers with the […]
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Fatal Shooting Suspect Turns Self In
A Trinidad man wanted in connection with the fatal shooting of a man who was dropped off at a CalFire station near Orick late last month was arrested today after turning himself in to authorities, according to the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office. Shaun Patrick McMahon, 49, went to the main sheriff’s office in Eureka around […]
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Homicide Victim Identified as Trinidad Man
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office has identified the man who died Wednesday after being dropped off at the Elk Camp Fire station near Orick with a gunshot wound as Benjamin Scott Thomas, 40, of Trinidad. Thomas was reportedly driven to the station around 6 p.m. on Wednesday, June 23, and left there by “multiple unknown […]
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EPD Releases Review Board Findings in Police Shooting
The Use of Force/Shooting Review Board called earlier this month by Eureka Police Chief Steve Watson found officers performed properly at the scene of a July police shooting that killed 51-year-old John Karl Sieger. Sieger, a military veteran, was reportedly intoxicated and suicidal when he raised a pistol at officers during a tense standoff at […]
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THIRD UPDATE: SWAT Called to Westhaven Drive; Suspect Arrested
THIRD UPDATE: Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office reports the suspect has been located on Dows Prairie Road. Walter Wayne Wright, 35, was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. Find the full HCSO release at the end of the story. SECOND UPDATE: The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office states a call came in at 10 a.m. reporting a […]
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Man in Critical Condition After Eureka Shooting
The Eureka Police Department is investigating after a 56-year-old man was found shot on the 700 block of 10th Street just before midnight yesterday. He is reported to be in critical condition. “Based on the investigation, it was determined the shooting occurred near a residence on 1000 block of I Street,” a news release from […]
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UPDATE: One Dead, One Wounded and One Motel Damaged in Early Morning Incident in Arcata
Arcata Police Sgt. Chris Ortega confirmed today that a shooting at an Arcata motel in the 4800 block of Valley West Blvd. about 3 a.m. led to a fire and a man’s death. According to Ortega, officers were dispatched to the motel “for the report of a man discharging a handgun in the parking lot.” […]
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UPDATE: Homicide Investigation Into Shooting In Samoa
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the fatal shooting of a McKinleyville man just before midnight Sunday in Samoa as a homicide and is asking for the public’s help. According to a news release, deputies responded to New Navy Base Road near the Milwaukee Memorial and found Perry Zebulon Bailey, 34, suffering from multiple […]
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Shooting Near Arcata Forest Leaves Man in Critical Condition
A 37-year-old man was flown out of the area in critical condition after being shot in the neck with pellet rifle Monday while walking near West End Road and the Arcata Community Forest. Before being flown out of the area for emergency treatment, the man told first responders that he did not see the person […]