A man was shot and several others were stabbed after a fight broke out at a picnic area on the shores of Northern California’s Lake Berryessa on Saturday, authorities said.
Napa County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Henry Wofford said violence broke out at the Oak Shores Day Use Area around 5:30 p.m.
“There’s no word on what exactly sparked the altercation,” Wofford said. “The fight escalated; it got really big.
When sheriff’s deputies arrived, they found a man suffering from a fatal gunshot wound.
Of those who were stabbed, two were flown to the hospital by helicopter, Wofford said. Other victims were taken to hospitals by ambulance or by others, he said.
Recreation areas around Napa Valley are popular places for people to wade and swim. It turned into a chaotic crime scene, with officers questioning witnesses well into the night.
“We still have multiple investigators out at the lake talking to victims and witnesses,” Wofford said Saturday night. “We have a lot of people we need to talk to. We also have multiple police officers and detectives stationed at local hospitals right now. to collect information.
He said he had no immediate information on the condition of the injured.
Wofford said investigators are trying to figure out how the violence began and how many people were involved.
No one was arrested.
“We’re in a pattern of who did what, who’s the victim, who’s the suspect? So we’re gathering information to determine that,” Wofford said.
The investigation is being led by Napa County police detectives. Wofford said due to the scale of the incident, the county major crime working group are assisting with the investigation.
