One Confirmed Dead At Kneeland Pot Grow – August 26, 2010
KNEELAND – Humboldt County Sheriff’s Deputies continue to investigate the shooting that led Sheriff’s deputies to respond to Kneeland this morning at 9:15 a.m.
At about 2 p.m. deputies found the body of a deceased adult male near a marijuana grow site. The preliminary cause of death appears to be a gunshot wound. Deputies do not expect to find additional victims but are continuing to search the area.
Investigators have learned that the shooting likely occurred last evening and involved four individuals: the suspect and three victims. Of the victims, one was airlifted to an out-of-the-area hospital for treatment for gunshot injuries. The second victim is deceased. The third victim was uninjured during the incident. The identity of all three victims is being withheld.
The suspect, Mykal Wilde, 28 of Eureka, was arrested this morning and has been booked into the Humboldt County Correctional Facility for one count of murder and one count of attempted murder.
The motive for the shooting is still under investigation although Sheriff’s detectives believe there was a dispute over illegal activity.
