Authorities have arrested a 73-year-old man suspected of shooting at firefighters who parked their engine at his Redwood Valley home while battling a deadly blaze in Mendocino County, officials announced this week.
The Redwood Valley fire, one of several that ignited on Oct. 8, charred 36,523 acres and killed eight people. (Credit: Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)
The shooting forced the Cal Fire crew to call off their work battling the blaze in that area, according to the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office.
Shortly after midnight on Oct. 14, fire crews heard a man, later identified as John Maxwell Heron, shouting at them from inside the residence. The gunfire started soon after.
Firefighters quickly left the home and called sheriff’s deputies. As deputies were investigating the shooting, Heron called 911 to report intruders on his property and say that he had discharged his firearm, authorities said.
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