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REGIONAL: Authorities investigate shooting of Orland man
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA – The Glenn County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the attempted murder of an Orland man who said he was shot by an unknown assailant.
The report from Sheriff Larry Jones said deputies and medics responding to a 911 call shortly after 10 p.m. June 8 found 66-year-old Larry Dean Embrey of Orland in the kitchen of his County Road 21 home, bleeding from the upper chest.
Embrey, who had called 911, told the emergency dispatcher he had been shot in the chest by an unknown Hispanic male, Jones said.
Jones said Embrey told deputies a Hispanic male who he didn't know knocked on his door, telling Embrey he had vehicle problems and wanted a ride.
Embrey invited the man inside his home, telling him he was going to get his truck keys. Jones said Embrey gave the man a ride down the road for a short distance near the intersections of County Roads 21 and N.
There, Embrey found a burgundy-colored SUV where another male was seated on the driver’s side. Jones said the man who Embrey had given a ride to exited Embrey’s pickup and the victim lost sight of him.
Embrey said he lowered his vehicle’s window and asked if everything was all right, but no one answered. Jones said Embrey recounted that he got out of his pickup and approached the SUV on foot.
As Embrey got next to the driver’s side of the SUV, the man he had given a ride to was now seated on the passenger side. Embrey said one of the men in the SUV asked him if he had some money for them. Embrey said that he had no money with him, Jones said.
Embrey told authorities that the man on the passenger’s side then leaned across the front of the SUV and he heard a loud bang. Jones said Embrey, not realizing he had been shot, ran back to his truck, drove back to his home and ran inside.
Embrey said he had his wife dial 911 as he loaded a shotgun. Jones said Embrey did not see which way the suspects went.
Embrey was stabilized at the scene by medical and Orland Fire Department personnel and was then taken to a local area hospital by air ambulance. Jones said Embrey was listed in stable/fair condition and is expected to recover from the injury.
Sheriff’s detectives were called to the crime scene and to the hospital to interview Embrey, Jones said.
Embrey described the man who came to his door as a younger Hispanic male, black hair, well kept, no facial hair, wearing red shorts, unknown colored shirt, black tennis shoes and an unknown colored cap on backwards. Tattoos were visible low on the suspect’s neck.
The second suspect could only be described as a Hispanic male. Jones said the SUV color was described as burgundy; make and model are unknown.
While robbery is a possibility, a motive for the shooting is yet to be established, Jones said.
Anyone with information regarding this crime is asked to call the Glenn County Sheriff’s Office at 707-934-6431. Callers may remain anonymous.