Shooting Investigation is Underway

BRIDGEVILLE, Ca. (KIEM) – Humboldt County Sheriff’s Deputies are investigating a shooting that left one injured near Bridgeville.

Deputies were dispatched to a residence in the Carlotta area just before four-o-clock this morning.

A 56-year-old male gunshot victim on the scene was transported to a local hospital to treat non -life threatening injuries.

According to officials, the victim said that he was shot at by the passenger of an unknown Jeep while parked at a turn out on Highway 36 near Larabee Nuttes Road.

The victim attempted to follow the jeep as it fled the area, but lost sight of the vehicle. The victim then drove to Carlotta and contacted a friend who called emergency services.

The suspect vehicle is a 1990’s model Jeep Cherokee with aluminum wheels, square headlights, and a roof rack. The number of suspects in the vehicle is unknown at this time.  Anyone with information is asked to call the Sheriff’s Office.