Authorities seek suspected gang members in connection to Sunday Kelseyville shooting
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KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – Two Kelseyville men believed to be associated with a criminal street gang are the suspects in a Sunday night shooting in Kelseyville, authorities said Tuesday.
The Lake County Sheriff’s Office is seeking Sergio Alberto Fuentes, 23, who is believed to have committed the shooting, along with Juan Manuel Renteria, 29, according to Lt. Corey Paulich of the Lake County Sheriff’s Office.
On Sunday at 6:15 p.m., Lake County Sheriff’s deputies responded to the 6300 block of Soda Bay Road in Kelseyville for a reported shooting, Paulich said.
When deputies arrived they located a male victim who had an apparent gunshot wound to his leg. Paulich said the victim was receiving treatment from bystanders.
Deputies spoke to the victim and witnesses in the area. They learned that the victim and two of his friends were confronted by two other male subjects who were associated with two dark-colored sedans, Paulich said.
The suspects began to physically assault the victim, with one of the suspects eventually shooting the victim in the upper thigh area of his leg. The suspects then fled the area in the dark sedans, according to Paulich.
Paulich said the victim was treated and later flown to an out-of-county hospital, where he remains in the hospital in critical condition.
Detectives from the Sheriff’s Major Crimes Unit responded to assist with the investigation and identified the shooting suspect as Fuentes, with Renteria as the second suspect who accompanied him. Both are believed to be associated with a criminal street gang, Paulich said.
Anyone with information regarding the investigation or the whereabouts of Fuentes or Renteria are asked to contact Detective Jerry Pfann at 707-262-4236 or the Sheriff’s Office at 707-263-2690.