CLEARLAKE, Calif. – The Clearlake Police Department is in the midst of an investigation into the circumstances of a Friday night shooting at a residence that left one man dead.

Sgt. Martin Snyder said Saturday that police are not yet releasing the name of the shooting victim, who died at St. Helena Hospital Clear Lake Friday night.

Snyder said that at about 7:40 p.m. Friday Clearlake Police officers were dispatched to the hospital for a reported victim of a gunshot wound.

By the time the officers arrived, the victim had been pronounced dead, Snyder said.

Snyder said police discovered that the victim's friends had driven him from the scene where the shooting took place to the hospital.

The investigation led officers to a residence in the 14200 block of Uhl Avenue, which Snyder said officers secured.

A section of Uhl Avenue was closed to vehicle traffic while the investigation took place. The crime scene processing took several hours and was completed around 6:30 a.m. Saturday, with police reopening the roadway to vehicle traffic, Snyder said.

A Clearlake Police Department Investigations Unit detective responded to the scene to work on the investigation, and Snyder said a search warrant was obtained and executed on the residence.

During the investigation, Snyder said police discovered that the male victim was at a friend's residence with other subjects when an unknown black male adult and a white male adult came to the front of the residence.

The black man brandished a black semi-automatic firearm at the victims and then made entry into the residence. Snyder said the gunman then instructed the victims to get on the ground.

One of the victims refused to comply with the demands to get on the ground and a struggle ensued between the black man and one of the people being held at gunpoint, Snyder said.

During the struggle the firearm was discharged several times and one of the holdup victims was shot in the chest before the two assailants left the residence and fled the area in a black-colored sedan-type vehicle, according to Snyder.

Snyder said the shooting victim was transported by his friends to the hospital, where he died.

On Saturday, Snyder said the motive behind the shooting remained unclear and the investigation is ongoing.

The witnesses gave minimal descriptions of the two men who carried out the holdup, only stating both the unknown black and white male had a thin build. The two subjects, vehicle and firearm remained outstanding on Saturday, Snyder said.

Anyone with information related to this case is encouraged to call Det. Elvis Cook at 707-994-8251, Extension 315.