As you’ve probably already read, Aaron Bassler — the man suspected in the murders of Fort Bragg City Councilmember Jere Melo and Matthew Coleman of the Mendocino Land Trust — exchanged gunfire with law enforcement in the Mendocino County hills yesterday. Bassler has been in the woods and on the run from police for over a month, and is currently being sought by a multiagency task force led by the Mendocino Sheriff’s Office and the US Marshals Service.
Mendocino County Sheriff Tom Allman held a press conference on yesterday’s incident last night in Fort Bragg. Someone — not clear who — has posted the complete audio. (Update: The audio was posted by David Gurney of Noyo News.)