NORTH COAST, Calif. – The Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office has arrested the man who they said shot and killed his father and wounded his older brother on Monday along Highway 101 near Willits.
Capt. Greg Van Patten said Ubaldo Ramirez Davila, 23, of Covelo is the suspect in the shooting.
Calixto Ramirez, 51, died at the scene, while his son, Miguel Ramirez, 30, was transported to an out-of-county hospital by air ambulance and remains in critical condition, Van Patten said.
Deputies responded to the area of Mile Post Marker 35 on North Highway 101 south of Golden Rule Shortly before 4:45 p.m., with initial reports suggesting there had been a vehicle crash, according to Van Patten’s original report.
Van Patten said that when the deputies arrived, they found the Ramirezes in a maroon 2001 Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck that was stopped in the southbound traffic lanes of north Highway 101.
The investigation began immediately, and Van Patten said it was thanks to the assistance of the public that Ubaldo Ramirez was located on Tuesday at 1:30 a.m. in a parking lot in the 77800 block of Highway 162 in Covelo.
He was taken into custody without incident for the homicide of his father and the attempted homicide of his brother, Van Patten said.
Ubaldo Ramirez was booked into the Mendocino County Jail where he is being held without bail.
Specific details regarding the shooting are not being released at this time due to pending followup investigations by sheriff's detectives, Van Patten said.
Any persons with information about this incident, including anyone who might have seen Ubaldo Ramirez between the scene on Monday and Covelo on Tuesday are encouraged to contact the Mendocino County Sheriff's Office Tip-Line by calling 707-234-2100.
Mendocino County authorities arrest man for shooting father, brother on Highway 101
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