One Man Arrested for Attempted Homicide, One Hospitalized With Life-Threatening Gunshot Wound After Civil Dispute Near Benbow
Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office:
On March 20, 2019, at about 3:50 p.m., Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to a residence on the 300 block of Twin Trees Road near Benbow for the report of a shooting that had just occurred.
65-year-old Thomas Neil Harris | HCSO.
Sheriff’s deputies quickly arrived on scene and located a 31-year-old male victim with a gunshot wound to the shoulder. The victim was transported to a local hospital in critical condition.
The suspect, 65-year-old Thomas Neil Harris, was located on a nearby property and taken into custody without incident. Upon further investigation, deputies learned that the shooting was the result of an ongoing civil dispute between the two men.
Harris was booked into the Humboldt County Correctional Facility on charges of attempted homicide. His bail is set at $500,000.
This incident is still under investigation.
Anyone with information regarding this case is encouraged to call the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office at (707) 445-7251 or the Sheriff’s Office Crime Tip line at (707) 268-2539.
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