HCSO investigating deaths on the Bear River Rancheria

 

Humboldt County Major Crimes Task Force is conducting a death investigation at a residence on the 200 block of Carroll Road on the Bear River Rancheria. 

Two victims are confirmed deceased. A third victim has been transported to a local hospital with serious injuries. 

This is an active investigation and the Tribe has restricted entrance into the Rancheria to residents only. More information will be released when available and appropriate.

UPDATE @ 11 AM

Third victim on Carroll Road has passed away from their injuries. Two females, one male victim. Ages of victims are still unconfirmed at this time. Investigation is ongoing. Please respect Tribal sovereignty and avoid the area unless you live here. 

UPDATE @ 1 PM

Investigation is still ongoing on Carroll Road. Investigators are canvassing the neighborhood and conducting interviews to collect information regarding the hours leading up to the victims' deaths. Manner and cause of death, ages and identities of the victims have not been confirmed at this time. No suspect information is available. We will update when we know more. 

HCSO Press Release (February 11):

On Feb. 10, 2021, at about 8:12 a.m., Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to the 200 block of Carroll Road on the Bear River Band of the Rohnerville Rancheria Reservation for the report of multiple victims with serious injuries discovered inside a residence.

Bear River Tribal Police Officers were first to arrive on scene and located two deceased victims- a male and a female- and a third victim with serious injuries inside the residence. The third victim, a female, was transported to a local hospital, where she later succumbed to her injuries. Officers also located two juveniles uninjured inside the residence. The juveniles were placed into safe custody.

The Humboldt County Major Crimes Task Force was activated and is investigating these three deaths as homicide. Cause of death for the victims is pending autopsy. Sheriff’s Investigators have identified a person of interest in this case, however, no arrests have been made at this time.

The victims have been identified as Nikki Dion Metcalf, age 40, Margarett Lee Moon, age 40, and Shelly Autumn Mae Moon, age 16. The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office sends its deepest condolences to the family of these victims and to the Bear River Band of the Rohnerville Rancheria Tribe as a whole.

The Sheriff’s Office acknowledges that sensitive case information has been shared across social media by community members. For case-integrity, we are unable to confirm information shared by any person or agency that is not directly assigned to and investigating this case. We ask the community to please use caution when sharing information from law enforcement radio frequencies due to this being information that rapidly evolves. We request the community to monitor official communications from the Sheriff’s Office for case updates. Any information outside of these channels could jeopardize the investigation.

The Sheriff’s Office is actively working with the Bear River Tribal Council and Law Enforcement to investigate this case. More information will be released when available and appropriate.