[LoCO Note: Scanner traffic from around the time of the shooting makes mention that a 28-year-old male was found with two gunshot wounds. When emergency workers asked the victim about his injuries, he told them he was “not a snitch” and would not name the suspect. He later said the gunshot wounds were self-inflicted. Listen below.]
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Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office press release:
On 04-09-2015 at about 03:35 hours, Humboldt County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to the Hoopa Ambulance Base on Airport Road in Hoopa for a gunshot victim. The victim was driven to the Ambulance Base for treatment of his injuries. Paramedics transported the victim to a local hospital for treatment. Sheriff’s Deputies met the victim at the hospital and started an investigation. The victim underwent surgery and is currently in stable condition. Sheriff’s Deputies are currently in the Hoopa area conducting follow up to this incident.
The Sheriff’s Office is not releasing any other information at this time, as the investigation is on-going. More information will be released, as it becomes available.
Anyone with information for the Sheriff’s Office regarding this case or related criminal activity is encouraged to call the Sheriff’s Office at 707-445-7251 or the Sheriff’s Office Crime Tip line at 707-268-2539.
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