MEDIA ADVISORY/NEWS RELEASE
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DATE: "August 9, 2024"
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Incident Number: MCSO Case# 2024-16183
Crime/Incident: 664/187 PC- Attempted Homicide
Location: 26000 Block Redwood Creek Road, Willits, CA
Date of Incident: 08-07-2024
Time: 11:05 PM
Victim(s): 34-year-old Hispanic Male Adult, from Madera, California
Suspect(s): Miguel Rosas Camacho, unknown age, Hispanic Male Adult from Madera, California
Written By: Lieutenant Andrew Porter #2403
Synopsis: On August 7th at approximately 11:05 PM, The Mendocino County Sheriff's Office Communications Center received several calls that came in second hand about a person that had been shot in the area of the 26000 block of Redwood Creek Road, west of Willits. Due to the remoteness of the location and the difficulty finding it, one of the callers provided driving instructions by accessing the area via Irmulco Road. Mendocino County Sheriff's Deputies, with the provided directions and use of mapping software, were able to find the location after approximately 30 minutes from being dispatched. Upon arrival, deputies located the victim who was suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Due to the remoteness of the location, a Mendocino County Sheriff's Deputy transported the victim to a location near Highway 20 where he was transferred to a ground ambulance. During the transport, the deputy was able to obtain suspect information as well as a description of the suspect's vehicle and last known direction of travel. The Sheriff's Deputy broadcast the suspect and vehicle information over the radio to notify responding law enforcement. The victim was ultimately transported via air ambulance to an out of county trauma center.
Shortly after this occurred, a California Highway Patrol Officer noticed a vehicle driving with no headlights in the area of Main Street and Sherwood Road in Willits. Noticing the vehicle also matched the description of the suspect vehicle, the Highway Patrol Officer attempted a traffic enforcement stop. The driver failed to yield and a short vehicle pursuit ensued, ending when the driver stopped and fled on foot in the 24800 block of North Highway 101. The driver was described as a Hispanic male adult and was last seen running into the wooded area west of Highway 101. The vehicle was found to be an Acura, registered to a subject from Madera, California. Mendocino County Sheriff's Deputies responded to the location and continued the investigation. An unserialized assault weapon was located in the suspect's vehicle, along with evidence that tied the driver of the vehicle to the shooting scene.
The shooting scene on Redwood Creek Road was found to be a large illegal cannabis operation consisting of multiple large hoop houses. During the investigation, an additional unserialized assault weapon was located as well as over 1,000 growing cannabis plants. The illegal cannabis was eradicated during the processing of the crime scene.
Mendocino County Sheriff's Deputies responded to the out of county hospital and interviewed the shooting victim who was in stable condition. It was discovered that the victim and the suspect were staying together at the remote property, however they were both from the Madera California area. The suspect was identified as Miguel Rosas Camacho, who is approximately 30 years of age, however no other personal identifying information is available at the time of this press release. During the investigation, Mendocino County Sheriff's Detectives discovered that Camacho drives the white Ford Mustang vehicle depicted. Camacho is known to frequent and is deeply involved in the illegal cannabis and drug trafficking in and around Round Valley and other parts of Mendocino County.
Camacho is aware he is wanted and believed to be on the run. Although the Mendocino County Sheriff's Office located two unserialized assault rifles associated to this investigation, Camacho is still considered to be armed and dangerous. Any persons with knowledge of Miguel Rosas Camacho or his current whereabouts are encouraged to contact the Mendocino County Sheriff's Office at 707-463-4086 or call the Tip line at 707-234-7463.
Approved by: Lieutenant Dustin Lorenzo #2468
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