An Eye for Detail: Photos From Yesterday’s Crime Spree in Eureka
Multiple law enforcement officers responded to the scene of an officer-involved shooting following a pursuit. The suspects’ vehicle was involved in a crash at the intersection of Harris and Dolbeer in Eureka Tuesday afternoon. Officers fired at the suspects sending both to the hospital. [Photo by Mark McKenna]
Shots were fired–at this point, it is unclear whether the suspects fired any of them. However, multiple shots were fired and the two suspects are in the hospital with multiple gunshot wounds.
Below are photos, mostly from our photographer, Mark McKenna, showing the scene (These are high quality photos and make take a minute to load):
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- Soon after a collision between the suspects and a civilian’s vehicle at Harris and Dolbeer Streets one block south of St. Joe’s Hospital, more law enforcement officers than are usually seen in one spot surrounded the smoking red truck which belonged to the suspects. [Crop of a photo by Patty Porter]
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- The crime scene required intensive investigation. [Photo by Mark McKenna]
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- Law enforcement closed multiple blocks of Harris and Dolbeer off. The area of the intersection was cordoned off with yellow police tape. [Photo by Mark McKenna]
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- A number of yellow evidence markers teepee over shell casings. [Photo by Mark McKenna]
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- Law enforcement consults over a fire extinguisher that was likely part of the attempt to extinguish a fire that began in the suspects’ truck. [Photo by Mark McKenna]
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- A shell casing is marked for evidence. [Photo by Mark McKenna]
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- Numerous officers from a number of agencies worked the scene. [Photo by Mark McKenna]
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- A K-9 unit was brought to the scene to help search for a potential third suspect. The person was located and was determined to not be involved in the incident. [Photo by Mark McKenna]
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- A member of the Sheriff’s Department hurries past the yard where the suspects’ vehicle and that of the civilians who were involved in the collision came to rest. [Photo by Mark McKenna]
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- Officers inspect the suspect vehicle where it ended up following a crash at the corner of Harris and Dolbeer on Tuesday. [Photo by Mark McKenna]
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- A closer look at the front of the suspect’s vehicle. [Photo by Mark McKenna]
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- This angle better shows where the suspect’s vehicle ended up in the yard of the corner residence. [Photo by Mark McKenna]
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- The vehicle the suspects crashed into ended up in the yard of a home on the Northeast Corner of Harris and Dolbeer. The male occupant of the civilian vehicle was flown to an out-of-the-area hospital and the woman who is from Laos was also badly injured.[Photo by Mark McKenna]
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- A Sheriff Truck had a shattered rear window. [Photo by Mark McKenna]
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- A Sheriff’s Deputy enters the perimeter of the scene. [Photo by Mark McKenna]
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- The following images are scenes we thought were striking. [Photo by Mark McKenna]
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- Notice the bullet holes tightly grouped in the passenger side rear window.
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Earlier:
- Large Number of Law Enforcement Responding to Incident in Eureka, Reports of Shots Fired
- Seven Injured, the Two Suspects Seriously; Two of the Injured Victims Are Juveniles in This Afternoon’s Wide Ranging Crime Spree
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Thank you, Mark!
Good photos. Looks like bullet holes in the passenger side rear window of the cops white ford pickup
You are absolutely right. Good eye. I’ve added a closer view and circled the tightly grouped holes.
I counted at least 13 shell casing yellow markers at one spot. Whose weapon was used there and where did the bullets find their mark? Rifle or pistol gunplay?
A huge thank you to all the departments involved. It could have been much worse.
The photos by Mark McKenna are excellent.
Great job on the reporting excellent photos like a common did yesterday we have you live now.
Have the identities of the accused been released?
I would like to know who these folks are.
The identities have not been released
I copied this from LOCO:
“The two suspects are Jesse and Brandon Widmark”
Seems just a bit odd that no information about the two injured suspects has been released. Usually, there are names, ages, places of residence, etc., and pictures (whether mugshots or driver’s license photos). The absence of that info makes me wonder. Is there some significant marker of connection to some group or another, or some reason they or their families need to be protected from publicity? It’s not as if they’re unknown suspects on the run… they’ve got them right there under their thumbs, so to speak.
Guessing/hoping one or both of the perps didn’t make it. Need to notify next of kin?
What was the incident that startedbit.
Read a bit on LOCOs comments where a woman reported she was mugged and assaulted. She said she didn’t know the people who did it. Humboldt on Alert had some video and people saying they witnessed the accident.
According to the news articles this alleged armed robbery sounds similar to the alleged Samoa armed robbery the other day, 2 males in a truck, 2 against 1.
According to chiv’s blog there were reports of the suspects going 80 in that area at that time of day, shooting out of their car, after they allegedly committed armed robbery and assault at the mall.
https://johnchiv.blogspot.com/2023/04/third-hcso-vehicle-sirens-flashing.html?m=1
Shattered cop’s window, seems unlikely the cops did that themselves.
Sorry I should of grabbed more Images of the perimeter. You have my permission to take ownership and make use of this Image Kim and staff!
This was part of the perimeter put in place at about 3:30pm 4/18/23.
Tjay, it didn’t make it. But you can send to us at [email protected] Let us know how you would like to be credited so that if we use it, we have the correct identification.
Damn! Mark rocked it with the ‘on the scene photos’!! Almost feels like I am there.
Thanks Kym and RHBB for the quality coverage!
One of the officers looks like an undercover (long hair) and has FBI on their chest rig. Makes you wonder what were these suspects really up to. Was this a crime spree that crossed state lines, etc?
You watch WAY too much TV.
Why else would the FBI be involved?
What are you talking about? There’s no one wearing anything that even comes close to the letters FBI. I see one guy wearing a shirt with CSET on it, but that’s not FBI. That’s someone with the Critical Response Team. They’re always called when there’s an officer involved incident.
Wow. I think you need glasses.
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This photo shows someone with FBI on their chest armor.
Hi Kym. Great reporting. I would like to know why they don’t know whether or not the suspects have fired any of the shots? Clearly they would have gunshot residue, wouldn’t they? Or are they just not releasing that info to you?
Humboldt Lady, The Sheriff’s department stated in their latest press release, “Following this collision, the suspects in the Ford are believed to have fired at the marked Sheriff’s vehicle, striking it at least once.”https://kymkemp.com/2023/04/19/law-enforcement-releases-their-account-of-yesterdays-crime-spree/
In the press conference today, Sheriff Honsal said the passenger Jesse Widmark, fired a shot. https://kymkemp.com/2023/04/19/sheriffs-department-giving-press-conference-on-yesterdays-officer-involved-shooting/
Kym, any info if this was a real FBI agent or just a local cop playing dress up? If it was FBI, why?
You are mistaken repeatedly.
There is a guy who looks like an undercover officer wearing a KC Chiefs hat, but his badge and insignia is not visible. I’m not sure which agency he is with.
They is another similar looking dude with FBI across his body armor.
And CSET is not the CIRT team. CSET is Eureka’s Community Safety Enhancement Team.
It likely that because of the nature of the incident, any and all available law enforcement in the area get involved.
There clearly is a pic of the FBI there. Even if he was wrong, why do people have to be so nasty?
Oh the irony… can’t make this shit up. ?
Pretty cranky! Get your spec’s on and look again. Looks like “Yellowstone” cowpoke in body armor with 20 inch biceps.
Every cop in humboldt there lol. Small towns are funny.
In picture #26, the officer with glasses on his hat looks like the wrestler “The Big Show.”
Picture #5 screams out “redneck.”
15 minutes of fame and years in prison for what?