CLEARLAKE, Calif. – A violent confrontation in a Clearlake neighborhood late Saturday night has resulted in one death – reportedly that of a child – and injuries to several other people.

Interim Clearlake Police Chief Craig Clausen said in an early Sunday morning statement that his officers were dispatched to a “shots fired” call in the 14000 block of Lakeshore Drive at about 10:50 p.m. Saturday. Radio reports indicated the closest cross street to the shooting site was Kabal Street.

Clausen said when officers arrived at the scene they discovered several victims with apparent gunshot wounds.

One of the victims later died, according to Clausen, while three others were flown to out-of-county hospitals for treatment of their injuries.

A family member posted on Lake County News' Facebook page that the shooting victim who died was a 4-year-old child, with his mother, father and another relative also wounded.

Radio reports had indicated that at least one suspect in the shooting had been detained near the scene shortly afterward.

The suspects, based on Facebook posts by family and friends of the victims, were said to be a group of young Clearlake men with Norteno gang affiliations.

However, Clausen did not release the names of the victims or the alleged suspects early Sunday, noting that more information would be released as soon as police were able to do so.

There also has been reports posted on the Lake County News Facebook page that police officers had possibly been hurt in the incident, but Sgt. Tom Clements told Lake County News early Sunday that no officers had been injured.

During the night Clearlake Police Department officers secured multiple scenes in preparation of issuance of search warrants, and were assisted in the investigation by the Lake County District Attorney’s Investigation Unit, Clausen said.

The Clearlake Police Department also received assistance from other agencies around the county as the night unfolded.

The California Highway Patrol sent officers to the area, and sheriff's deputies were called in to help back up the police in responding to other calls, based on radio traffic.

Likewise, Lake County Fire Protection District, based in Clearlake, was assisted by medic units from Northshore Fire, Kelseyville Fire and Cal Fire's South Lake County units in responding to transport victims from the scene to St. Helena Hospital Clearlake as well as to a helicopter landing zone at Ray's Food Place on Dam Road.

For several hours following the shootings REACH and Cal Star helicopters came and went from the city in order to transport the victims to hospitals around the region, including Santa Rosa Memorial and UC Davis Medical Center.

Police are asking anyone with information about the case to contact Sgt. Clements at 707-994-8251. Callers may remain anonymous.

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