3rd UPDATE: The Arcata Police Department held a press release this afternoon to release more information about yesterday’s officer involved shooting. The suspect, who was shot four times after allegedly charging an officer while wielding a metal cane, remains in stable but critical condition. See the full press release at the bottom of this post […]
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TL;DR: Five Things You Might Have Missed in This Weeks’ Cover Story
If you were too busy enjoying the great outdoors to read about the great outdoors, we understand. Here’s a summary of this week’s cover story, “Shot Up and Shut Down.” In the final week of February, Joseph Alexandre, a farmer at Alexandre EcoDairy Farms in Ferndale, pushed a set of concrete K-rails into the parking […]
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UPDATE: EPD Identifies Victim of Saturday Shooting
Capt. Steve Watson says his department has identified the 31-year-old man killed near Hammond Park on Saturday night as Elliot Michael Walin. A second man admitted to the hospital with a gunshot wound has been confirmed as connected to the case. Walin was arrested in 2013 after allegedly running over a sheriff deputy’s foot in […]
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Fortuna High Grad Reportedly Among Oregon Shooting Victims
One of the victims in Thursday’s mass shooting at Umpqua Community College in Oregon was Jason Johnson, a 33-year-old graduate of Fortuna High School, NBC News is reporting. Officials have yet to publicly identify any of the nine people killed in the shooting spree, which began at about 10:30 a.m. Thursday, but Johnson’s mother, Tonja […]
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Shooting Suspect Identified as Local Healthcare Worker
The Humboldt County Coroner’s Office has identified the man who allegedly shot a woman in Fortuna Wednesday morning before turning the gun on himself as Russell Alan Kellim, 47, of Eureka. The 39-year-old woman, whose identity hasn’t been released, was flown to an out-of-area hospital, where she remains in critical condition. Fortuna police believe the […]
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$10 Million Claim in McClain Shooting
The family of Thomas McClain, who was shot to death by a Eureka police officer last year, announced it will file a $10 million wrongful death claim against the city and officers involved. Southern California attorney Dale K. Galipo, who successfully sued the city and police officers for more than $4 million on behalf of […]
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No Criminal Charges Against Officer in Tommy McClain Shooting
There will be no criminal charges against Stephen Linfoot, the Eureka police officer who shot 22-year-old Tommy McClain to death on Sept. 17. A District Attorney’s office press release states, “After reviewing the [Critical Incident Response Team investigation] report in its entirety, the District Attorney’s Office concluded that the evidence does not prove beyond a […]
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Updated: Sheriff Identifies Fieldbrook Victims; Suspect in Custody
2nd Update: The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office today released the booking photo of Jason Michael Arreaga, the 29-year-old Lucerne, California man arrested Thursday on suspicion of fatally shooting two people in Fieldbrook on Wednesday. The investigation into the killings of Harley Wayne Hammers and Angel Robin Tully, both 37, continues, the sheriff’s office reports, adding […]
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Updated: Homicide in Fieldbrook
Humboldt County Sheriff’s Lt. Steve Knight said he will be releasing additional information about last night’s shooting in Fieldbrook later this morning, after he debriefs with the detectives working the case. A portion of Fieldbrook Road remains closed this morning, as police continue to collect evidence and process the crime scene. Fieldbrook Elementary will be […]
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Updated: Shooting in Arcata This Morning
UPDATE: The Humboldt State University website says there is no emergency on campus and operations are normal (see below). Arcata police are investigating a shooting at the corner of 15th and H streets that occurred shortly before 9 a.m. this morning. Officers taped off several blocks surrounding the intersection as detectives worked to process the […]
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Alderpoint Homicide Suspect Caught Following Second Shooting
Rancho Sequoia homicide suspect Matthew Aaron Brown was captured by the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office this morning after another apparent fatal shooting Monday night. According to a sheriff’s office press release, residents of the area were looking for Brown when one of them was shot. When deputies arrived on scene, one man was found dead […]
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Barred Owl Killing Has Begun
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife’s experimental barred-owl demolition — er, reduction — to save the northern spotted owl has begun, reports Jeff Barnard with the Associated Press. So far, 26 members of the species Strix varia have been blammoed out in Hoopa. And many more are targeted. The Hoopa site is one of four sites in […]