Alderpoint shooter identified

Alderpoint shooter identified

The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office announced Monday the names of two men involved in an Oct. 14 shooting incident in Alderpoint.

Larry Ray Wellman, 57, was shot multiple times by James Franklin Harrison, 54, after Wellman repeatedly assaulted Harrison, stated a news release issued by the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office.

Alcohol was believed to be a factor in the incident that sent both men to a Redding hospital, where Wellman remained Monday in critical condition.

Harrison, of Miranda, was released from the hospital Friday, the release stated.

The incident began Oct. 13 with approximately five people drinking heavily at a Steelhead Road residence in Alderpoint.

“Witnesses stated that during the night, Larry Wellman assaulted James Harrison several times,” the release stated. “At about 4:30 a.m. on Oct. 14, Harrison shot Wellman four times with a .22-caliber rifle.”

Sheriff’s deputies were called to the scene and found Wellman, with multiple gunshot wounds, lying on the ground outside the residence.

Some time later, investigators discovered Harrison lying under bushes away from the residence. A news release issued Oct. 15 stated he had sustained injuries “consistent with a severe beating.”

Investigators searched for more than a week for 26-year-old Cameron S. Daubner, who was believed to have witnessed the incidents. The release stated detectives interviewed Daubner Monday afternoon in Eureka.

Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Brenda Godsey said the case would be forwarded to the Humboldt County District Attorney’s Office to “determine what, if any,” charges would be filed.

“It’s going to be up to the DA’s Office to determine if a crime has been committed,” Godsey said, “and if so, what that crime is and who committed it.” The Eureka Reporter