By Larry Judkins
Glenn County Observer
The 200 block of East Walker Street in Orland was, alas, a happenin’ place on Wednesday.
First, at about 10 a.m., there was a vehicle accident that sent three people to the hospital. Then, at about 11:15 p.m., reports of shots fired somewhere in the area of Woodward Avenue and East Walker Street began coming into the Glenn County Sheriff’s Communications Center.
This reporter was awakened from a sound sleep by about a dozen very loud “bangs”. At the time, he thought the bangs were the result of fireworks of some kind.
Listening to the police scanner, however, it soon became clear that law enforcement officers were taking the reports much more seriously.
At first, officers checked the 200 block of East Colusa Street near Woodward Avenue. Then, they started to focus on the area of Woodward Avenue and the 200 block of East Walker Street.
With overhead lights flashing, at least one law enforcement vehicle was parked at Woodward and East Walker as officer(s) searched the area on foot.
Also with overheads flashing, another law enforcement officer was parked at East Walker Street and Papst Avenue.
According to the Orland Police Department log, officers found evidence that occupants from two vehicles traveling east on East Walker Street fired several shots at each other.
No victims were located or reported.
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