NORTH COAST, Calif. – The Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an early Sunday morning shooting in Manchester that killed a woman and injured a teenager.
The agency reported that just before 5:45 a.m. Sunday it began receiving 911 calls from the 500 block of Rancheria Road in Manchester regarding a shooting that occurred at a residence.
The callers indicated there were two females, a 32-year-old and a 15-year-old, who had been struck by gunfire, according to the report.
The sheriff’s office reported that patrol deputies responded from Point Arena, Fort Bragg and Ukiah Upon their arrival they discovered the adult female unresponsive and the juvenile wounded but alert, officials said.
Medical personnel were summoned but the woman was pronounced deceased at the scene, the sheriff’s office reported.
Authorities said the female juvenile was transported to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital where she was treated for a gunshot wound and was later released from the hospital.
The Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office Detective Unit responded to assume the investigation, assisted by investigators of the Mendocino County District Attorney's Office, as well as criminalists from the California Department of Justice Criminal Laboratory in Eureka, according to the report.
The sheriff’s office said witnesses indicated that an unknown assailant came to the house while the occupants were sleeping and fired numerous shots from the outside, striking both females who were inside the residence. There were numerous other parties inside the residence at the time but no one else was injured.
A vehicle was heard leaving the area in a rapid manner, and the Mendocino County Sheriff's Office is asking anyone who may have information related to this incident to please contact the Sheriff's Communications Center at 707-463-4086 or to contact the Sheriff's Office Tip Line at 707-234-2100.
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