UPDATE, 11:51 a.m.: HCSO has now identified the man arrested for homicide near Bridgeville as Melvin Portillo, 20 years old, from Sacramento.

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Original Post: [Ed. Note: The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office issued a release late Monday morning saying it had arrested someone for homicide near Bridgeville the previous day. Unlike with most releases of this nature, HCSO opted not to identify who they’ve taken into custody. The booking logs make no mention of a homicide arrest on Sunday, nor do the calls for service. 

When the Outpost reached out to HCSO for more details, Lt. Mike Fridley responded: “We are not releasing the suspects name right now. That info will be released in the upcoming days.”]

Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office:

On 7/14/2024 in the late evening, Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to the 27000 block of Highway 36 near Bridgeville to investigate the report of a possible shooting. Deputies responded and located one deceased male. One male was subsequently arrested for homicide. There are no outstanding suspects or parties, and there is no danger or threat to the public.

This case is still under investigation.

Anyone with information about this case or related criminal activity 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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(Additional Note: LoCO has updated the headline of this post subsequent to the release of more information from the sheriff’s office.)