Disturbance with possible discharge of firearm

On 01/014/15 at about 8:47 a.m., officers with the Eureka Police Department responded to 3rd and A Streets for the report of a disturbance with the possible discharge of a firearm.
Upon arrival, officers interviewed numerous witnesses and determined that an argument between two males resulted in one of the males pulling a concealed handgun and brandishing it at the other.  The male who brandished the handgun was identified as Vanya Hummel,18 of Shasta.
A group of bystanders surrounded and overpowered Hummel, ultimately taking the handgun away.  During the removal of the handgun, Hummel said that it was only a BB gun.  A female bystander took the handgun, pointed it at the ground, and pulled the trigger to confirm Hummel’s statement.  The handgun discharged and fired an actual bullet into the ground.
The handgun was later determined to be a 40 caliber pistol.  Hummel was taken to the Humboldt County Correctional Facility and booked for possession of a concealed and loaded firearm.