CLEARLAKE, Calif. – Police have arrested a Clearlake man believed to have been responsible for a drive-by shooting in a city neighborhood on Tuesday.

Dustin Matthew Kirk-Dillard, 24, was arrested for several felony violations including being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, illegal discharge of a firearm with negligence, assault with a deadly weapon, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony crime, driver shoot from a vehicle and shooting at persons from a vehicle, according to Sgt. Rodd Joseph of the Clearlake Police Department.

On Tuesday at about 1:44 p.m. Clearlake Police officers responded to a report of shots fired in the 3600 block of Oleander Street, Joseph said.

Joseph said the caller reported hearing three to four gunshots and seeing a red Honda CRX speed away. The caller also stated that the vehicle may have gone to an unknown address on Toyon Street, which is located approximately two blocks from the scene of the reported shots fired call.

Officers arrived in the area of the shooting, finding no one injured, and then drove to Toyon Street where they located a red Honda Civic hatchback, resembling a Honda CRX, Joseph said.

The vehicle was parked in front of a residence located in the 3500 block of Toyon Street. As the officers approached the parked vehicle they observed a subject run into an exterior room on the south side of this residence. Joseph said officers were unable to identify the subject.

Joseph said the vehicle was hot to the touch as if the vehicle’s engine had just been running.

As officers began approaching the exterior room where they saw the male subject run, Kirk-Dillard exited, Joseph said.

Two other male subjects were located in this room, Joseph said. One was 28-year-old Nice resident Lawrence Amaral and the other was the resident of the property.

Kirk-Dillard denied being involved in a shooting. Joseph said Kirk-Dillard was in possession of paperwork from the red Honda Civic.

During the investigation it was determined that Amaral and the other male subject were inside this exterior room together when Kirk-Dillard ran inside and tossed a firearm onto a bed located in this room. Joseph said both Amaral and the resident know Kirk-Dillard.

The resident gave officers consent to enter and seize the firearm Kirk-Dillard had tossed onto the bed just as officers were arriving. Joseph said the weapon was a small-caliber handgun.

Seized along with the handgun were two empty magazines and one partially loaded magazine containing live ammunition, Joseph said.

While on scene, Joseph said officers also searched the red Honda Civic and discovered several spent shell casings matching the brand and caliber to the handgun and live ammunition found inside the room.

Based on investigative leads, Joseph said it appears that Kirk-Dillard was shooting towards a particular person who lives at a residence located in the 3600 block of Oleander Street.

This particular person, believed to be the intended shooting victim, is not cooperating with the investigation, Joseph said.

Joseph said no one was injured in this shooting and a motive for the shooting is still being sought.

Amaral, who is not believed to be involved in the shooting, was found to have several misdemeanor and felony warrants out of Lake County and Mendocino County, Joseph said.

He said both Amaral and Kirk-Dillard were later booked into the Lake County Jail. Kirk-Dillard's bail was set at $25,000.

Anyone with information on this crime is asked to contact Officer Elvis Cook at 707-994-8251, Extension 508. Callers may remain anonymous.