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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — The Lakeport Police Department is continuing its investigation into a Friday night shooting at Library Park that claimed the life of a Lakeport resident, with the police chief reporting that the suspect directly responsible for the shooting was not yet in custody as of Saturday afternoon.

The fatal shooting occurred at Library Park shortly before 9:20 p.m. Friday, as Lake County News has reported.

Lakeport Police and firefighters arrived minutes after being dispatched to the scene to find the victim, a 32-year-old Lakeport man, lying unconscious next to the seawall near the gazebo.

The shooting victim was declared dead a short time later, according to reports from the scene.

In an update released shortly after 2 p.m. Saturday, the Lakeport Police Department said it is continuing its investigation with the assistance of the Lake County Sheriff’s Office and Clearlake Police Department.

Lakeport Police Chief Dale Stoebe on Saturday told Lake County News that the suspect who had committed the shooting had not been arrested, despite there being one subject in custody at the Lake County Jail, Parker John Coggins, with a murder charge on his booking sheet.

Lake County News has not been able to get further information on Coggins’ involvement in the case from the Lakeport Police Department.

The name of the victim is not yet being released pending the notification of his family.

The police department said Saturday afternoon that, “Initial information at the scene indicated that this was not an act of random violence. Rather the deceased was the specific focus of the
violence that took his life.”

Police also reported that none of the additional information they have developed during the ongoing investigation has suggested that the public at large “is in danger of similar acts by the suspect or suspects in this matter.”

The police department said it will offer additional updates when new information can be released in the case.

Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact Det. Juan Altamirano at 707-263-5491, Extension 102, e-mail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or message the Lakeport Police Department on Facebook.

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