MIDDLETOWN, Calif. – Local law enforcement is searching for a suspect who is alleged to have fatally shot another man in the head near Middletown on Wednesday night.
Sheriff Brian Martin confirmed to Lake County News that his agency is investigating an apparent homicide.
The male suspect remained at large just before 10 p.m., but Martin was not prepared to release details about the person at that time.
“We're pursuing some leads and trying to track him down,” he said.
Shortly after 8:30 p.m. firefighters were dispatched to the area of Butts Canyon and Guenoc roads, just past Langtry Farms, on the report of a possible vehicle crash.
As units were en route to the scene fire dispatch reported that a male subject in the vehicle had a gunshot wound, based on radio reports.
At that point, dispatch indicated sheriff's deputies were being called, firefighters were to stage nearby and an air ambulance was requested.
Just before 9 p.m. radio reports indicated that the individual with a gunshot wound to the head had died.
A female subject in the vehicle also was reported to have suffered minor injuries, according to radio reports, although it was not clear if she had been shot or injured in some other manner.
Area law enforcement agencies were notified about the male shooting suspect, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The CHP also reported that the road in the area where the shooting took place was shut down from Butts Canyon Road to the Napa County line.
Radio reports indicated the shooting suspect was driving a silver SUV with black wheels or rims, with no license plate number given.
Additional information will be posted as it becomes available.
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Authorities search for suspect in fatal Middletown shooting
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