Updated at 10:18 p.m. to correct the suspects name.
Update May 29 at 1:00PM
CCPD has arrested Joshua Roberts in connection with the investigation regarding the shooting Wednesday evening. Officers gathered evidence that Roberts picked up the two individuals CCPD is searching for and drove them out of Crescent City. Officers contacted Roberts,
who was on parole, and conducted a search of his vehicle. During the search an AR15, semi-automatic shotgun, and several hundred rounds of ammunition were located.
Roberts is currently being held at the Del Norte County Jail, and there are active arrest warrants for Russell Walters, Sr. and Russell Walters, Jr. in connection with the shooting Wednesday evening.
Del Norte Unified School District Director of Communications Michael Hawkins stated that there is an increased police presence surrounding Del Norte schools at this time, including patrols. Del Norte High School has elected to undergo further precautions including entrance monitoring and locking its classroom doors. As of 11:50 AM there have been no apparent threats made to Del Norte County schools, Hawkins told Redwood Voice Community News.
Update at 10:13 p.m.
Crescent City police are seeking the public’s help in finding Russell Walters Jr., the suspect involved in a shooting that took place at Safeway earlier this evening.
Walters will be charged with attempted homicide, Crescent City Police Chief Richard Griffin said. CCPD is working with the Del Norte County District Attorney to obtain an arrest warrant in case the suspect leaves the area, Griffin said.
According to the police chief, Walters was seen leaving the area as a passenger in a black Chevrolet Traverse. The vehicle has a disabled license plate, number EP007. Griffin said his department is actively working with the DA’s office and the Del Norte County Sheriff’s Office.
If anyone sees the suspect, they’re asked to call Del Norte County Dispatch at (707) 464-4191.
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Crescent City police are investigating a shooting that took place in the parking lot near Safeway at about 9 p.m. Wednesday
One victim was sent to the Sutter Coast Hospital with a gunshot wound to the abdomen, Crescent City Police Chief Richard Griffin told Redwood Voice Community News. Officers have identified a subject, who fled the scene. Griffin said he didn’t want to release a name since the individual is still at large.
A video posted on Facebook depicts an individual in a red long sleeve shirt firing several shots at someone off camera before fleeing the area. Griffin said authorities have the registration on a vehicle that left the area that is thought to belong to the subject.
“We’re tracking him down currently but it’s unknown what his motive is at this point,” he said.
At about 10 p.m., CCPD issued a BOLO — be on the lookout — for a Walter Russel Jr. Russell Walters Jr., who was seen wearing a red hoodie with a black graphic, traveling southbound on L Street.
