Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office:

On October 2, 2025, at about 3:13 p.m., Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputies responded to the 400 block of Quarry Road in Trinidad for a report of shots fired. The victim, a 48-year-old Trinidad woman, told deputies that the suspect known to her only as “Susan” fired a gun inside the residence while she was cleaning.

Deputies later located the suspect, who initially identified herself as Susan Anderson. She was ultimately confirmed to be 61-year-old Susan Andersen-Drumm of Fort Collins, Colorado, wanted on a nationwide extraditable warrant out of Colorado.

During the investigation, deputies obtained a search warrant for the residence. A revolver, ammunition, and evidence of a bullet being fired inside the home were recovered. Andersen-Drumm was taken into custody without further incident.

She was booked into the Humboldt County Correctional Facility on the following charges:

• P.C 245(a)(2) - Assault with a Firearm 
• P.C. 246.3(a) - Negligent Discharge of a Firearm 
• P.C. 1551(a) - Fugitive from Justice 
• P.C. 148.9 (a) - Provide False Information to Peace Officer 

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.