[Update] Second Hoopa Shooting Suspect Arrested; Third Remains at Large

A second suspect in the March 10 shooting in Hoopa has been taken into custody, according to the Humboldt County Correctional Facility’s daily booking log. William Randolph “Billy” Warren, also known as “Bubbz” Lincoln, 18, of Hoopa, was arrested by Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office Deputy O. Alves at 8:21 p.m. Wednesday and booked on a no-bail Ramey Warrant.

Warren faces the following charges in connection with the shooting:

• PC664/187(A) — Attempted Murder (5 counts, felony)
• PC182(A)(1) — Conspiracy to Commit a Crime (felony)
• PC12022(c)(1) — Personal Use of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony (enhancement)

Warren is one of two adult suspects named in a press release issued by the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office Tuesday. The other adult suspect, 19-year-old Tse-Lin Qhaba Red Cloud Perry Wayne Lincoln of Hoopa, remains at large as of this reporting.

As previously reported, a third suspect — 15-year-old Preston Lee Ruiz II — was arrested Tuesday on a no-bail warrant after being located at a residence off State Highway 169 near Wautec. Ruiz was booked into Juvenile Hall on charges of attempted murder, conspiracy to commit a crime, and being armed during the commission of a felony.

The shooting occurred the evening of March 10 on Little Moon Lane at Highway 96 in Hoopa. The victim, an 18-year-old Hoopa tribal member, remains in critical condition at an out-of-area hospital. In an exclusive interview with Redheaded Blackbelt on Wednesday, Sheriff William Honsal confirmed that five individuals were present at the time of the shooting, with warrants obtained for three. He also confirmed that the Sheriff’s Office has “saturated the Hoopa Valley” with patrol deputies and that investigators have been working the case around the clock.

Redheaded Blackbelt has reached out to HCSO Public Information Officer Erin Inskip for additional information and will update this story when that becomes available.

Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Tse-Lin Qhaba Red Cloud Perry Wayne Lincoln is urged to contact the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office at (707) 445-7251, the Sheriff’s Crime Tip Line at (707) 268-2539, or Hoopa Tribal Police at (530) 625-4202. In an emergency, call 911.

The information in this article has not been proven in a court of law. All individuals named should be presumed innocent unless proven guilty.

Update: According to a press release issued by the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office, Warren was taken into custody without incident Wednesday evening after being located at a hotel in the 1900 block of 4th Street in Eureka.

Earlier:

• [Update 9:23 p.m.] Breaking News: Shooting Near Hoopa Leaves One Critically Injured Tuesday Evening
• Hoopa Shooting Victim Flown Out for Treatment as District Schools Close
• Shooting Suspects Remain at Large, Limited Details Released by HCSO
• Hoopa Tribe Offers $10,000 Reward as Community Mobilizes Support Following Shooting
• Hoopa Valley Police Believe Suspects No Longer in the Area
• Warrants Issued for Three Teenage Suspects in Hoopa Shooting, Victim Remains in Critical Condition
• Hoopa Shooting Suspects Identified and One Arrested
• Klamath-Trinity Joint Unified School District to Reopen Tomorrow