Benbow Drive-by Injures One, Assailants At Large

SUV pulls up to sedan on southbound 101, fires, speeds off

Humboldt Sentinel
News 10/23/08
By Sentinel Staff

BENBOW -- Just before 1:00 p.m. today, the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office received report of a drive-by shooting between vehicles near Benbow on the southbound lanes of Highway 101.

HCSO deputies and California Highway Patrol officers responded to the scene, where they discovered a white sedan occupied by three Hispanic males, one of whom had been shot.

The victims informed officers that a second vehicle occupied by four white males pulled up next to the sedan and opened fire, injuring one of the occupants before pulling ahead headed south on Hwy. 101.

The injured victim was transported to a local hospital, where he is reported to be in stable condition at last report.

According to eyewitnesses, the suspect vehicle is a white or beige sport utility vehicle, possibly a Chevrolet Tahoe.

The case is under active investigation and HCSO officials say additional information will be released as it becomes available. Anyone with information about this case should call the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office at (707) 445-7251.