By Larry Judkins
Glenn County Observer
A man was shot in Hamilton City in the early morning hours of Sunday, April 14.
At about 2 a.m., the Glenn County Sheriff’s Office received word that a resident on Shasta Avenue (the first street to the east of the railroad tracks that run north and south through the middle of town) had just heard several gunshots from somewhere in the vicinity of the skating rink.
A deputy began heading to Hamilton City.
At about 2:15 a.m., another call was received, this one from a woman who said a gunshot victim was transporting himself to Enloe hospital.
The woman was driving to Enloe also.
Additional law enforcement units (more deputies, California Highway Patrol officers, and Orland police officers) began responding to Hamilton City.
A deputy asked if the victims knew who the suspects were, and if it was known what kind of firearm was used.
The dispatcher replied, “They don’t know who was the involved parties,” then added, “The male who was shot is driving as well, conscious, talking to me.”
The man “was shot in the lower-right back.” The dispatcher said the incident occurred “behind the Ampla [Medical Clinic, 278 Main Street], at the ice hockey rink [250 Walsh Avenue, the first street to the west of the railroad tracks].”
The first deputy to arrive at the scene reported that there was no one else there. He asked the dispatcher if there were any other victims.
After speaking with the victims, the dispatcher told the deputy that they had arrived at Enloe hospital. The dispatcher said, “They said there was just two involved.”
The dispatcher added, “They were sitting in the car, or by the car, by the hockey rink, and two males in all black walked up, asked where they are from, and that’s when they opened fire.”
A deputy said he was enroute to Enloe. The dispatcher responded, “[The male victim] is already checked in.”
The dispatcher “advised [the hospital] we would like updates.”
A little later, the dispatcher told the deputy she had the “male victim info”.
The deputy informed Glenn County Communications that he had arrived at Enloe, and the dispatcher told him that the victim’s name was “Rex [unintelligible last name].”
Sometime after 3 a.m., law enforcement officers began to leave the scene in Hamilton City. However, at about 12:10 p.m. on Sunday, the manager of the Ashland Apartments, 208 Main Street, called the sheriff’s office to report that there was a hole in a window of one of the units. The manager thought it was related to the early morning shooting.
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