Intentional Crashing, Gunshot–Eureka Gets a Little Wild Yesterday

This is a press release from the Eureka Police Department. The information has not been proven in a court of law and any individuals described should be presumed innocent until proven guilty:

Couturier, Kevin

Kevin Couturier

On July 21, 2016, at about 7:23 p.m., officers with the Eureka Police Department responded to the report of shots fired following a traffic collision in the vicinity of I and Carson Streets. Both involved vehicles had fled the scene prior to officer arrival. A short time later, officers responded to Long and D Streets for the report of a wrecked vehicle and the occupant yelling that he had been shot. When officers arrived, they located an older model Chevrolet Camaro with major front end damage and obvious damage to the driver’s side door consistent with a gunshot. The driver reportedly walked away before officers arrived.

As officers were investigating the multiple scenes, dispatchers received notification that there was a male at St. Joseph Hospital stating he had been shot. Officers responded to the hospital and contacted the male, later identified as Kevin Couturier, 58 of Eureka. Couturier had a superficial injury to his left arm, however it is unclear if the injury is from the projectile shot into the vehicle or from fragments of the vehicle damaged by the gunshot.

Based on the ongoing investigation, it appears an incident occurred on I Street where a shot was fired into the white Camaro driven by Couturier. A short distance away, Couturier intentionally rammed a blue Jeep Cherokee. The Jeep nor its occupants have been located at this time. This does not appear to be a random act of road rage.

While at the hospital, Couturier was found to be in possession of about a half ounce of heroin and a shotgun shell. Once medically cleared, Couturier was arrested and booked into the Humboldt County Correctional Facility for possession of heroin, felon in possession of ammunition, and probation violation. Couturier has not fully cooperated with the investigation.

The Eureka Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in locating the second involved vehicle. It is described as a blue, 1995 Jeep Cherokee, California license 5RSG112. The vehicle should have moderate to major rear-end damage. It was last seen in an alley near Lowell and C Streets, with the muffler dragging.

Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call Detective Sergeant Patrick O’Neill at (707) 268-5261.

Earlier Chapter:  60-Year-Old Wounded in Shooting that Follows Traffic Accidents

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Doctor my eyes
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Doctor my eyes
7 years ago

shotgun shell was on the pavement in the loco story picture..what would he have a shell for, did he shoot himself

this guy was arrested before, and not that long ago, for heroin and weapons, how long before he kills somebody?

Mogtx
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7 years ago

Revolving door

Ernie Branscomb
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7 years ago

Maybe camero guy pulled the shotgun on the jeep guy and jeep guy took it away from him and shot camero guy with it. The shell was a spare that he had in his pocket. The one in the street was the one that was discharged.

But, it sounds more like a snake fight with no human involvement.

Bushytails
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Bushytails
7 years ago

This is about what I suspected when I read the first article yesterday. If he intentionally rammed the jeep, it was legitimate self-defense – from how hard he hit it to do that to his car, it’d be attempted murder. And people who aren’t on drugs don’t tend to intentionally destroy the vehicle they’re driving, at least not in that manner. He should consider himself lucky the jeep driver wasn’t a better shot, and after a few years in prison mulling over his life choices, realize they were very poor and take a new path. Oh, except years will actually be minutes, and he’s already been there given the probation violation…

gunther
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gunther
7 years ago

What year was the older Camaro? I hope it wasn’t hurt too bad.

sharpen your pencil
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sharpen your pencil
7 years ago
Reply to  gunther

Older? It was a late 90s model pile of crap. One less junky mobile tooling around Eureka!

Anon Forrest
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Anon Forrest
7 years ago

I’m curious about the photo. Aside from the fact that the man looks to be in a hospital gown, what’s in the foreground? A Buck Knife? A BIG Buck Knife? af

Anon Forrest
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Anon Forrest
7 years ago
Reply to  Anon Forrest

Oh. Okay, I get it.. af