LOWER LAKE, Calif. – A Lower Lake man has been arrested for an early Sunday morning shooting that injured another man.

Ramiro Fernando Mendez, 28, was arrested shortly after 2 a.m. Sunday, within two hours of authorities responding to the shooting report.

Lake County Sheriff’s Lt. Rich Ward said at 12:19 a.m. Sunday the Lake County Sheriff’s Office Central Dispatch Center received a call of a gunshot victim in the 9000 block of Pebble Road in Lower Lake.

Upon arrival, deputies contacted a male victim who appeared to be suffering from a gunshot wound to the leg, Ward said.

Ward said the male gunshot victim was transported out of county via air ambulance to a medical trauma center.

Based on statements from the victim and witnesses on scene, Ward said deputies placed Mendez under arrest for felony assault with a firearm on a person.

Mendez was later transported to the Hill Road Correctional Facility for booking, Ward said.

Mendez’s bail was set at $50,000, and he later posted the required portion of bail and was released, according to jail records.

Booking records showed he is tentatively scheduled for arraignment in Lake County Superior Court on Monday.

Any individuals with information regarding this case are encouraged to contact the Lake County Sheriff’s Office Major Crimes Unit at 707-263-2690.