From the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office’s Facebook page:

At approximately 3pm the Sheriff’s Office was notified of an Armed Robbery/Assault outside of the Bayshore Mall involving three suspects. One person was injured as a result of this assault. The suspects fled prior to law enforcement arrival.

Sheriff’s deputies located the suspect vehicle in the Cutten area and began a pursuit. At the intersection of Harris and Dolbeer Streets the suspect vehicle was involved in a traffic collision and an officer involved shooting occurred. Two suspects sustained gunshot related injuries and were transported to a local hospital in unknown condition. At least two additional parties sustained injuries and are in unknown condition. No deputies were reported injured.

One involved person is believed to be outstanding at this time and is wanted by law enforcement for questioning. The suspect is described as a heavy-set light skinned male, approximately 6 feet tall, with short hair, blue jeans and a dark sweater. The man may be associated with a white Toyota Tundra.

Harris/Dolbeer is closed and law enforcement will remain in this area investigating for some time. Please use an alternative route. Parents of children at Washington Elementary and Teachers Pet Preschool should contact the schools directly for student pick up instructions.

About half an hour separated police being notified about the incident at the Bayshore Mall — see below — and the shooting at Harris and Dolbeer. About halfway between those incidents, a red pickup truck that matched the description of the vehicle was involved in a hit-and-run collision near Washington Street and Summer on Eureka’s West Side, according to scanner traffic.

It’s worth noting that although the police have issued no information on the subject of the incident at Harris and Dolbeer — which is, still, ongoing — they radio traffic is no longer on “code 33,” or emergency status.

North Coast News went live at the scene a few minutes ago:

From the scanner archives: Witnesses at the Bayshore Mall told police that the two men who attacked a third near the Bayshore Mall “pistol-whipped” their victim before leaving in the red pickup.

Going back a little further in the scanner archives — it appears that this began about a half an hour before the shooting, when two males associated with a red pickup truck assaulted a person, or possibly multiple people, near the Bayshore Mall before fleeing in the vehicle. It was this truck that police tracked to the Harris and Dolbeer location.

There’s a massive police presence at the corner of Harris and Dolbeer in Eureka at the moment. That’s down by near the hospital, a block away from Harris’s intersection with Harrison.

According to scanner traffic, two people were shot in the last hour following a confrontation with sheriff’s deputies at that location. Both of the shot people were “suspects,” according to scanner traffic, rather than law enforcement officers.

Scanner traffic indicated that the confrontation followed a traffic collision at that location, which itself was preceded by deputies tracking a suspect vehicle. 

The situation is still very much ongoing. Avoid the area. We’ll update when we know more.

#HappeningNow There is a developing law enforcement situation occurring in the area of Harris & Dolbeer Streets, Eureka. PLEASE AVOID THE AREA. Residents in the immediate area are asked to stay inside. More information to follow.

— HumCoSO (@HumCoSO) April 18, 2023

Thad Greenson of the North Coast Journal coming in with a hot scoop: In the face of potential $40,000 per day fines, local developer Travis Schneider has agreed to tear down the half-built, dubiously permitted Bayside mansion that became the subject of intense controversy last year.

The story of the mansion rocketed to the forefront of the public conscience in August of last year, when then-Humboldt County Planning Commissioner Alan Bongio used intemperate and frankly racist language to excoriate local tribal concerns about the project. After that, local reporters — notably, Greenson and our own Ryan Burns — dug in and discovered that there was a lot more wrong with the development than even the tribes had objected to.

NCJ story below, links to previous LoCO coverage follow.

Developer Agrees to Tear Down Controversial Home, Faces Daily $40K Fines

Local developer Travis Schneider has agreed to remove his partially constructed 20,000-square-foot home on Walker Point Road in an effort to resolve a litany of…

NORTH COAST JOURNAL

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PREVIOUSLY:

• Heated Meeting Sparks Accusations of Dishonesty and Discrimination, Opening Rift Between Tribes and Humboldt County Planning Commission
• Despite Silence From Tribes, Mega-Home Builder Optimistic Ahead of Tonight’s Continued Planning Commission Hearing to Address Permit Violation Fallout
• After Rebukes and Apologies for Bongio’s ‘Disrespectful’ Comments, Planning Commission Defers Decision on Mega-Home Permits
• A Tour Through the Half-Built Dream Mansion of Travis Schneider, Who Remains Hopeful Amid Mounting Permit Problems

We’d like to recognize the men & women who serve in our Emergency Communications Center in honor of #NationalPublicSafetyTelecommunicatorsWeek.
Every day our #dispatchers do their jobs with compassion, understanding & professionalism. Thank you, HCSO dispatchers, for all you do! pic.twitter.com/xkQZYfwRkD

— HumCoSO (@HumCoSO) April 13, 2023

A dispatcher is now advising deputies on scene that the victim was pronounced dead at the hospital

The shooting incident was initially dispatched as an unwanted subject that was possibly attempting to force entry into a home. While deputies were responding, it was reported that the individual in the home had shot the individual who was reported to be the unwanted subject. It sounds as though the individuals involved were known to each other. These are unconfirmed, initial reports. Deputies are currently on scene investigating.

The victim is being transported to the hospital by Arcata Ambulance with firefighters from Arcata Engine 8219 on board to assist. 8219 is out of service and responding to the hospital to retrieve its firefighters

McKinleyville Gunshot Victim: Windy Rd cross of Mckinleyville Ave for a report of an individual shot in the abdomen with a pistol. HCSO is now on scene with a confirmed gunshot victim. Fire and medical are also arriving at scene.

The jokers at @calpolyhumboldt (unofficial!) sent out a press release on April Fool’s Eve. It read, in part:

President Jackson announced today a bold plan to stand in solidarity with displaced returning students. This move addresses community backlash to a previous announcement of housing policies that prioritized resources for incoming freshmen.

The President’s office on the top floor of Siemens Hall, along with those of his immediate staff, will be converted to temporary housing for returning and transfer students arriving in Fall 2023. The conversion, while largely symbolic, will make available another 14 beds along with a private lounge (with attached sauna) to the limited housing inventory on campus. “It should,” according to President Jackson, “help relieve on the concerns of students and their families about the availability of quality affordable housing in the campus area.”

Read the whole thing here.

LoCO admits that it had us going for a couple of seconds. And sometimes a couple of seconds is all you need. See below.

Eureka Traffic Collision w/ Possible Water Rescue: An RP is reporting that they observed a vehicle strike a bicyclist on the Samoa Bridge knocking the bicyclist over the bridge into the water. Vehicle reportedly fled southbound into Eureka. EPD is on scene with a bicycle leaned up against the side of the bridge with no sign of the bicyclist so far. EPD is advising that the bicycle does not appear damaged in any way. HBF is sending a full water rescue response. Coast Guard and HCSO are being notified as well with a request for a boat to assist in the search. Battalion 8104 has assumed “Woodley IC”

Maple IC is reporting knockdown on the fire and working on overhaul. Several fire resources and the ambulance have been canceled

Blue Lake Structure Fire: 200 block of Maple Creek Rd. for a report of a trailer on fire with initial reports saying someone was possibly trapped inside; For Blue Lake Fire, Arcata Fire Mad River Station, Arcata Fire all call, Fieldbrook Fire, Arcata Ambulance and Humboldt Bay Fire on order; First unit at scene will be “Maple IC” on North Bay for command, Blue Lake Tac for tactical; Blue Lake Engine 8514 is at scene assuming “Maple IC” with all occupants out of the building, requesting all other responding units stage out on Maple Creek Rd.

Today #Humboldt Co. DA Stacey Eads announced that a guilty plea has been entered for Jared Eli Aubrey, 32, who fired upon HCSO deputies during a pursuit last July in the Pine Hill area. Aubrey will be sentenced to an agreed-upon sentence of 43 years 8 months to life in prison. pic.twitter.com/t1xyygkoch

— HumCoSO (@HumCoSO) March 31, 2023

THIS IS A TEST of the Humboldt Alert System. Between 11 AM and 12 PM today the National Weather Service will TEST the Tsunami Alert System. This TEST may include coastal sirens, radio and television communications, and Civil Air Patrol broadcasts. THIS IS ONLY A TEST

— HumCoSO (@HumCoSO) March 29, 2023

THIS IS A TEST of the Humboldt Alert System. Between 11 AM and 12 PM today the National Weather Service will TEST the Tsunami Alert System. This TEST may include coastal sirens, radio and television communications, and Civil Air Patrol broadcasts. THIS IS ONLY A TEST

— Humboldt Co OES (@HumCoOES) March 29, 2023

West IC reports that all units at scene will be committed for “quite some time” and is requesting one engine respond to cover the district. Arcata Fire, Blue Lake Fire, Fieldbrook Fire, Westhaven Fire, Samoa Fire, Humboldt Bay Fire and Arcata Ambulance are all at scene. Kneeland Fire filling the request for the cover engine and is responding to the Mad River Station in Arcata

HCSO is out with a male who was reportedly “involved with the fire on West End” and is starting that it was accidental. An APD unit is responding. The fire is on West End Court which is the spur road off West End Rd. northeast of the Highway 101 under crossing. West IC reports that they are fully defensive at this point with all firefighters on the exterior of the structure

West IC update on conditions: Units still have a PAR. Correction on the previous, they actually transitioned into a defensive mode with continued fire on the second floor. Still no reports of victims located but it sounds like the heavily involved areas of the second floor were unable to be searched before going defensive. The ambulance is still staged at scene

West IC has another PAR complete with all units accounted for. The interior search is ongoing and 80% complete with no victim located so far. Units are still in an offensive mode

West Incident update on conditions, the first 20 minute PAR check is complete with all units accounted for. Interior units report primary search all clear on the first floor, still working on the second. Samoa and HBF are enroute as well. The incident is on North Bay for command, Arcata Tac for tactical

Blue Lake Engine 8514 is at scene laying in for water supply. Multiple units are still enroute and West IC is requesting an additional 2 engines be added to the response. Samoa Fire and Humboldt Bay Fire are being requested to fill the order for the additional engines

Arcata Engine 8215 is on scene with a residential structure 80% involved. Engine 8215 is pulling crossways and will be in the rescue mode. Chief 8200 is at scene assuming “West IC”. Next in engine is being asked to assist with rescue

Arcata Structure Fire w/ Entrapment: Initial reports are a structure on fire in the area of Highway 101 at the 299 interchange with other reports putting this in the 4400 block of West End Rd.; For Arcata Fire all call, Blue Lake Fire, Fieldbrook Fire, Westhaven Fire; APD is now at scene off West End with the rear of a residence on fire. The officer believes he can hear someone inside but cannot reach them yet; All fire resources have confirmed enroute. An ambulance is being requested code 3

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Who knew this thing was lurking off Cape Mendocino? It’s technically called a seamount, and don’t worry: It’s not active.

SFGate has the story.