Press release from the Fortuna Police Department:

On Monday, July 24, 2023 at approximately 8:45 PM the Fortuna Police Department received a report of a shooting in the area of 16th and L Streets in Fortuna.

Fortuna Officers and Detectives found that subjects in a gray colored sedan drove by, stopping in the roadway near 16th and L Streets in Fortuna, firing rounds from a handgun at two subjects parked in a silver SUV at that location. The expended bullets struck the parked vehicle, fortunately missing the victims in the vehicle. The suspects fled the scene and the victims fled, contacting law enforcement.

Through investigation the suspects were identified and on Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at approximately 6:03 PM officers located and arrested the suspects on the railroad tracks behind the 300 block of 9th Street in Fortuna without incident.

Miguel Angel Moreno (age 19) was arrested and booked into the Humboldt County Correctional Facility on the following charges:

• California Penal Code Section 664/187(A), Attempted Homicide
• California Penal Code Section 26100(c), Discharging a Firearm from motor vehicle at subjects in motor vehicle

Orion Ruben Ramirez (age 18) was arrested and booked into the Humboldt County Correctional Facility on the following charges:

• California Penal Code Section 182(a)(1), Conspiracy to commit crime
• California Penal Code Section 32, Accessory

No parties were injured and this crime was determined not to be a random act of violence, the victims were specifically targeted.