- Elizabeth Larson
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Feb. 7 town hall organized in reaction to deadly Kelseyville shooting
KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – A county supervisor is organizing a community town hall for early next month in order to discuss public safety in Kelseyville, where the community has been shaken due to a fatal shooting during an armed robbery.
Supervisor Rob Brown said he has scheduled the town hall for 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 7, at the Kelseyville High School Student Center, 5480 Main St.
The call for the town hall comes less than a week after 33-year-old Forrest Seagrave was mortally wounded during a robbery at Mt. Konocti Gas and Mart – located across the street from the high school – where he had worked for several years.
Seagrave was shot late Friday, Jan. 18, after a confrontation with a masked suspect who, after shooting Seagrave, took a small amount of cash and fled the store.
Lake County Sheriff’s detectives continue to investigate Seagrave’s murder and search for the suspect, described as a male, approximately 5 feet 9 inches to 5 feet 11 inches tall, with a thin build. He wore a black hooded sweatshirt, blue jeans and gloves, and fled on foot.
Brown led the effort to raise the $10,000 reward now being offered for information leading to the suspect’s arrest and conviction.
While the town hall is meant to discuss recent events like Seagrave’s shooting, Brown said it’s meant to also address other public safety issues related to the Kelseyville community.
Over the last month the Kelseyville area has been the scene of other violent crimes, including the shooting in the face of a young Clearlake man during a fight in the Clear Lake Riviera.
No arrests have been reported in that case, and no information from officials has been forthcoming about a man who was stabbed numerous times earlier this month and then taken into town and left at Mt. Konocti Gas, as Lake County News has reported.
For the Feb. 7 meeting, Brown said he has invited representatives from the Lake County District Attorney’s Office, Lake County Sheriff’s Office, California Highway Patrol, Lake County Probation and State Parole.
While there are many things to discuss at the meeting, Brown said the bottom line is that the community must do everything possible to take back control of Kelseyville.
“I am committed to doing everything within my ability to make sure that Kelseyville is a safe place for us, our businesses and our families,” Brown said in an email he sent to community leaders announcing the town hall. “With your help we can make this happen and together we will take back our home.”
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