PREVIOUSLY: One Man Arrested for Attempted Homicide, One Hospitalized With Life-Threatening Gunshot Wound After Civil Dispute Near Benbow

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Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office:

The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division has completed interviews and has reviewed the evidence associated with the shooting that occurred on the 300 block of Twin Trees Road March 20, 2019. At this time, the Sheriff’s Office has determined Thomas Neil Harris to have acted in self-defense.

Mr. Harris was released from the Humboldt County Correctional Facility in the evening of March 21 per Penal Code 849(b)1.

This case is being forwarded to the District Attorney’s Office for review and final determination of charges.