The Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office recently identified a man found dead in Covelo as a resident of Calaveras County.
In a press release, the MCSO identified a man found dead of apparent gunshot wounds May 14 on Hulls Valley Road as Jorge M. Zavala Estrella, 30, of Vallecito.
The release also explains that “a post-mortem examination was conducted on (May 17), where the forensic pathologist provided a preliminary cause of death being multiple gunshot wounds. The official cause and manner of death will not be finalized until all pathology reports and tests have been completed.”
The MCSO previously reported that deputies responded to the area of Mina Road in Covelo after a 911 caller reported around 9 p.m. May 14 that “he needed help for a friend and later disconnected. Utilizing the systems and technology from the Sheriff’s Office Communications Center, the dispatcher was able to trace the 911 call to the 82000 block of Mina Road.”
While responding to Mina Road, MCSO deputies “overheard radio traffic of a deputy in Ukiah being dispatched to the Adventist Health Ukiah Valley Emergency Room for an adult-male subject with possible gunshot wounds,” then later were directed to another apparent gunshot victim on Hulls Valley Road.
“As deputies continued to investigate the apparent homicide in Covelo, other deputies responded to the Emergency Room in Ukiah to further investigate the subject with gunshot wounds who was receiving medical treatment,” the MCSO reports. “Deputies interviewed the adult male with gunshot wounds and the subject who transported him to the hospital. Based on these interviews, deputies determined this investigation was related to the shooting incident and deceased subject located by Sheriff’s Office personnel on Hulls Valley Road. Due to the subject’s significant injuries, the adult male with gunshot wounds at the Adventist Health Ukiah Valley Emergency Room was transported to an out-of-county hospital for further medical treatment.”
Determining both incidents were related, the MCSO reported that its “detectives prepared a search warrant for the marijuana grow property on Hulls Valley Road and the shooting scene along Hulls Valley Road, (and) deputies canvassed the area of Mina Road and Hulls Valley Road in an attempt to find possible witnesses or other involved subjects,” at which time they found another shooting victim who was “airlifted to a different out-of-county hospital for emergency medical treatment. Basic statements from the subject indicated (that adult male) suffered gunshot wounds during the same shooting incident on Hulls Valley Road.”
The MCSO previously reported that the “two subjects with gunshot wounds who were transported to different out-of-county hospitals are in stable condition and have been interviewed regarding this ongoing homicide investigation,” which the MCSO believes “is indicative of illegal marijuana cultivation and sales under the control of a drug trafficking organization. Additional information related to the suspected drug trafficking organization will not be released to maintain the integrity of this investigation.”
The MCSO also notes that “this incident is continuing to be investigated as a homicide and anyone with information is requested to contact the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office Dispatch Center at 707-463-4086 (option 1). Information can also be provided anonymously by calling the non-emergency tip-line at 707-234-2100.”
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