Eureka Police Arrest Man in Connection With Midtown Afternoon Drive-by Tree Shooting
Eureka Police Department press release:
On April 28, 2018, at about 5:10 p.m., officers with the Eureka Police Department
responded to the intersection of Wabash Avenue and B Street for the report of an
unknown male firing a handgun from a silver Ford Focus. Officers checked the area but
were unable to locate the vehicle, witnesses, or any involved parties. A small caliber
expended shell casing was located.
Vega | EPD
Surveillance from the area was obtained and showed a male firing one shot from a silver
Ford Focus into a nearby tree. The male suspect left the scene in the vehicle. The
vehicle license plate was obtained from the surveillance and a countywide be on the
lookout was issued.
At about 7:54 p.m., deputies from the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office located the
silver Ford Focus parked on the 2400 block of Hillside Drive in Eureka. EPD officers
responded to the location and assisted in locating the involved suspect (20 year old
Alfredo Vega). Vega was contacted outside of a residence and matched the description of
the shooter.
A search of the residence located two loaded firearms. One of the firearms matched the
caliber of the shell casing located at the scene. Gang paraphernalia connected to Vega
was also located.
Vega was taken into custody and booked into the Humboldt County Correctional Facility
for negligent discharge of a firearm, carrying a concealed firearm, and carrying a loaded
firearm in public while not the registered owner and while an active gang participant.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is urged to contact Officer Swanson at
(707) 441-4060.