22-Year-Old Eureka Man Booked on Attempted Murder Charges Following Vehicle Shooting
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:
On June 1, 2026, at approximately 1:00 p.m., Officers with the Eureka Police Department (EPD) responded to the area of Wabash Avenue and Lowell Street following reports of two vehicles driving at a high rate of speed and possible gunfire.
During the initial response from patrol officers, spent shell casings were located in the roadway. Detectives with the Eureka Police Department Criminal Investigations Unit (CIU) responded to the scene and assumed the investigation.
During a canvas of the area, detectives were able to interview witnesses and obtain video surveillance from the area. A white Porsche SUV and a black Mercedes-Benz SUV were identified as being involved in the incident.
On June 3, 2026, EPD officers located the involved black Mercedes-Benz parked in the area of 9th and N Streets in Eureka. The vehicle was seized and processed for evidence by detectives. On June 11, 2026, the involved white Porsche was located in the area of Sonoma and C Street. That vehicle was also seized and processed as part of the ongoing investigation.
On June 16th, Detectives obtained an arrest warrant for Anthony Ramirez, 22 years old of Eureka, for three counts of attempted murder and one count of shooting from a vehicle.
On June 17, 2026, EPD officers located Ramirez in the 3300 block of Broadway and took him into custody without incident. Ramirez was subsequently booked into the Humboldt County Correctional Facility on the listed charges.
The investigation remains active and ongoing. Anyone with information related to this incident is encouraged to contact Detective Bailey at (707) 441-4300.
See below for previous press release:
On June 1, 2026, at approximately 1:00 p.m., Officers with the Eureka Police Department (EPD) responded to the area of Wabash Avenue and Lowell Street following reports of two vehicles driving at a high rate of speed and possible gunfire.
Upon arrival, officers secured the scene and conducted an area canvass, during which multiple spent shell casings were located in the roadway. Detectives with EPD’s Criminal Investigations Unit (CIU) responded and assumed responsibility for the investigation.
Based on witness statements and video surveillance obtained by investigators, it appears a white Porsche SUV was stopped at a stop sign when an occupant of a black Mercedes-Benz or BMW SUV fired approximately six to eight rounds toward the Porsche. Following the shooting, the driver of the white Porsche fled the area at a high rate of speed, with the black SUV appearing to pursue the vehicle.
At this time, investigators have not located either vehicle involved in the incident, and it is unknown if anyone was injured as a result of the shooting. The investigation remains active and ongoing. Anyone with information related to this incident is encouraged to contact the EPD Criminal Investigations Unit at 707-441-4300.
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Interesting that this sort of thing didnt happen when Eureka was a rough – and – ready logging town. The surnames then were “Koski”; “Svenson”; “Bjornstrom”; “Smith”; “McCormick” etc. etc. I wonder what has changed?
These same exact things happened. Ok, not exact because they didn’t own European cars, but the same kind of violence. Head down to that beautiful library by the bay, go up to the history room, and read some old papers. If we’re pretending McCormick, Smith, and Svenson were such great immigrants maybe we shouldn’t mention the Indian Island Massacre? No? How about the forced incarceration and deportation of the Chinese from Eureka? No? Hmm. *Filup* I know, let’s discuss the absolute and total destruction of an economy caused by legacy logging and farming practices! Not that either? Sheesh, this is harder than I thought.