Full Notification

Public Information Release
April 23, 2014
Lieutenant Steve Brooks, Public Information Officer


On April 22, 2014 at approximately 10:40 pm, multiple deputies were dispatched to a residence located in the 6000 block of 12th Avenue in Lucerne, for a shots fired call. A witness said after hearing the gun shot, he noticed what appeared to be a white male adult with short hair, approximately 40 to 50 years of age, wearing a black jacket and dark jeans running from the area of the aforementioned address. The witness said the suspect was running southbound on 12th Avenue toward the Tower Mart gas station and appeared to be holding a handgun.

Deputies attempted to locate the suspect as they were responding to the address, but did not see anyone. The deputies arrived on scene within approximately one minute of being dispatched. They located a male victim at the address that appeared to have suffered a gun shot wound. The victim was transported to Sutter Lakeside Hospital, where he died. He was identified as 51 year old Christopher Michael Wray of Lucerne.

The Sheriff’s Major Crimes Unit and Crime Scene Investigators responded to the scene, where they have been conducting interviews and processing evidence. This investigation is ongoing and detectives are pursuing all leads to identify and apprehend the suspect. If anyone has information pertinent to this case, please contact the Lake County Sheriff’s Office at (707) 263-2690.