UPDATE, 3:48 p.m.: Says the EPD’s Captain Steve Watson:
@hanksims @Eureka_Police Officers are actively patrolling neighborhoods & schools out of an abundance of caution related to this incident.
— Steve Watson (@SWatsonEPD) April 20, 2016
However there are no known related threats to the public at this time. The incident is still under investigation.
— Steve Watson (@SWatsonEPD) April 20, 2016
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UPDATE, 3:15 p.m.: Sgt. Travis Braud of the Eureka Police Department says that officers are attempting to locate a boy who lives at the house, and who was not found in the search.
Braud said he doesn’t believe there is any reason for the public to be concerned about the fact that the juvenile is in the wind. As of this moment, the department seems ready to chalk this up to a kid firing a gun out the window for less-than-100-percent-smart kid reasons.
Full audio of Braud’s talk with press at the scene below:
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UPDATE, 2:52 p.m.: No one was found in a search of the house, says the EPD’s Brittany Powell, and no weapon was recovered. However, multiple bullet holes were found in the pole pictured above, outside a bedroom window.
There should be more information soon.
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UPDATE, 2:31 p.m.: Eureka High School went on lockdown at about 2 p.m., but Powell tells us that they’re about to send over the all-clear signal.
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UPDATE, 2:21 p.m.: Officers seem very interested in this pole, outside a bedroom window at the residence. Officers from the scene report to dispatch that spent bullet casings and magazines were found inside the residence.
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UPDATE, 2:15 p.m.: Additional officers recently reported to the scene with shields and battering rams, and have entered the residence through the back door, says the Outpost’s Andrew Goff.
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