Man arrested after 1 found shot, another assaulted in South Lake Tahoe, police say
A 28-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of shooting a man and assaulting another in South Lake Tahoe, according to the South Lake Tahoe Police Department.
Authorities were alerted to a shooting around 5:50 a.m. Tuesday near the intersection of Eloise Avenue and Tahoe Keys Boulevard, Police Department spokesman Lt. Scott Crivelli said in a news release.
One victim, a 32-year-old man, appeared to have sustained blunt force trauma to the head and was transported to Barton Memorial Hospital. He has since been released, Crivelli said. The second victim, a 41-year-old man, was found with multiple gunshot wounds and was flown to Renown Hospital in Reno, where he remained in critical condition as of Tuesday afternoon.
Authorities said there is currently no risk to the public and everyone involved in the shooting has been identified.
The suspect was arrested on two counts of assault with a deadly weapon and is being held at the El Dorado County Jail without bail, police said.
