Lucerne man arrested for shooting his roommate
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LUCERNE, Calif. – The Lake County Sheriff’s Office has released new details regarding a Saturday night shooting in Lucerne.
Michael Lawrence Finnegan, 52, of Lucerne was arrested for shooting his roommate in the incident, according to Lt. Corey Paulich.
Paulich said that on Saturday shortly after 8 p.m. Lake County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a residence in the 6300 block of 15th Avenue in Lucerne for a report of a male who had been shot by his roommate.
When deputies arrived they located Finnegan waiting outside the residence, Paulich said.
The deputies also located the victim, a 51-year-old male whose name has not yet been released, inside the residence with a wound to his chest. Paulich said the victim told deputies that he had been shot by his roommate.
The victim was transported by a CalStar air ambulance to an out-of-county hospital for treatment, as Lake County News has reported.
Finnegan told the deputies that the shooting victim had been very hostile during the last week, and had threatened to kick Finnegan out of their residence, according to Paulich’s report.
Paulich said the roommate kept barging into Finnegan’s room and confronting him. Finnegan told deputies that last time the victim barged in, the victim lunged at him and Finnegan used his .22-caliber pistol to shoot the man.
Finnegan said he shot the victim because he felt like he was being attacked, Paulich said.
Finnegan was placed under arrest and transported to the Lake County Jail, where he was booked for assault with a firearm, Paulich said.
Finnegan remained in custody on Monday with his bail set at $50,000, according to booking records. He is scheduled for a Tuesday appearance in Lake County Superior Court for arraignment.
The victim is expected to recover from his injury, Paulich said.