CLEARLAKE, Calif. – The Clearlake Police Department said Wednesday that its officers have taken into custody a Clearlake man who is alleged to have fired a rifle at several people at a barbecue during a May drive-by shooting.
Shade Hill, 29, was arrested Wednesday afternoon on a felony charge of assault with a firearm on a person and two felony bench warrants, according to jail records.
Police have been looking for Hill for two months, since he was implicated in the drive-by shooting that occurred on the evening of May 30 in the 1400 block of Cresta Avenue in Clearlake, according to Sgt. Nick Bennett.
No one was hurt in the incident, which involved a shot being fired at several people who were having a barbecue in the front yard of a residence, according to the original police report in the case.
One of the people at the barbecue had yelled at the driver of a vehicle speeding through the neighborhood to slow down, police reported. The driver slid the vehicle to a stop, causing two tires to be flattened after they skidded over several rocks.
After an exchange of words, the vehicle drove away, only to return two hours later. Police said when the vehicle returned, there were two people inside, with the passenger pointing a rifle out the passenger side window and firing a shot toward the people in the yard.
Police said no one was injured by the fired round. The suspect vehicle was located later that night in the area of Manzanita and Davis avenues.
The driver of the vehicle later was identified as Jose Serapio Murillo, 35, of Clearlake, who officers took into custody for the incident on June 3 following a traffic stop, according to police.
At the time of the drive-by shooting Hill was identified as a person of interest in the case. Clearlake Police detectives later determined that Hill not only was involved in the incident but was the shooter, Bennett said.
After getting a tip as to Hill's whereabouts, on Wednesday at 1 p.m. Clearlake Police Det. Ryan Peterson and Det. Travis Lenz observed Hill in the area of Saroni Parkway and took him into custody without incident, according to Bennett.
Hill was booked into Lake County Jail and is being held on a $500,000 warrant, according to jail records. He's due to make a court appearance on Friday.
Bennett said Murillo remains in custody at Lake County Jail on charges relating to the incident, including conspiracy, accessory, and a driver or owner of a vehicle allowing discharge of a firearm.
Anyone with information regarding this case is encouraged to contact Det. Ryan Peterson at 707-994-8251, Extension 320.
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