UPPER LAKE, Calif. – Late Wednesday investigators remained on the scene of a fatal shooting that occurred earlier in the day in the Upper Lake area.
The shooting was reported shortly before 10 a.m. Wednesday at 1475 Hunter Point Road, two miles off of Elk Mountain Road outside of Upper Lake, as Lake County News has reported.
Reports from the scene indicated a male robbery suspect was shot by the homeowner.
Northshore Fire Protection District firefighters were dispatched to assist the male suspect who had been shot. A short time after they staged at Hunter Point and Elk Mountain roads, it was reported that the man had died, according to radio reports.
As of Wednesday evening, sheriff's officials had not released any details about the incident, including the name of the man who was fatally shot or the person who shot him.
District Attorney Don Anderson told Lake County News he helped approve a search warrant for the Hunter Point Road property submitted by Lake County Sheriff's detectives Wednesday afternoon.
He said Judge Andrew Blum came to the District Attorney's Office to sign the search warrant shortly after 5:30 p.m.
Anderson said the property was being searched and interviews with those involved were taking place on Wednesday evening.
By that point, the exact circumstances of the incident hadn't yet been determined, although Anderson said the information he had received indicated the shooting had happened outside of the home on the property.
Additional details will be posted as they become available.
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