A 911 call regarding a physical altercation involving a firearm between an adult female and an adult male, sent the Eureka Police Department to a residence on Ingley Street in Eureka at 5:40am, early Thursday morning, August 10th.
Officers located the involved female and two additional females in front of the residence upon arrival, and were directed by the females into the residence to check the welfare of the male.
Inside the residence officers located a male down and determined he had sustained what appeared to be a gunshot wound and was declared deceased at the scene.
The exact details of the incident remain under investigation by the Eureka Police Department Criminal Investigation Unit. The male has been identified, however, his identity will not be released at this time, pending notification of next of kin.
This is a complex and active investigation and no arrests have been made.
