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CAL-FIRE FIREFIGHTERS ARE CURRENTLY PUTTING OUT A LARGE AGRICULTURAL BURN (NOT FAR FROM THE SAFEWAY ON AIRPORT BOULEVARD IN WATSONVILLE). THE CONTROLLED BURN WAS CALLED IN JUST BEFORE 8 P.M., AND FIREFIGHTERS ARE DOUSING IT BECAUSE ALL PERMITTED CONTROLLED BURNS ARE SUPPOSED TO END BEFORE DARK.
FIREFIGHTERS SAY IT SHOULD BE OUT IN 1 MORE HOUR.
A 28 YEAR-OLD MAN, WHO WAS WORKING IN A TRAILER PARK ON THE 700 BLOCK OF GARNER AVENUE, SUFFERED SEVERAL LIFE-THREATENING GUNSHOT WOUNDS LAST NIGHT. THE GUNMAN WAS REPORTEDLY ON THE OTHER SIDE OF A FENCE FROM HIS VICTIM (WHEN HE FIRED THE SHOTS). THE SHOOTING TOOK PLACE JUST BEFORE 7 P.M. THE VICTIM WAS AIR-LIFTED TO A BAY AREA TRAUMA CENTER.
ANYONE WITH ANY INFORMATION ON THIS TRAILER PARK SHOOTING IS ENCOURAGED TO CONTACT THE SALINAS POLICE DEPARTMENT.
THE RAMP FROM SOUTHBOUND HIGHWAY 1, TO WESTBOUND HIGHWAY 68, IS SCHEDULED TO BE CLOSED TODAY….SO A NUMBER OF DEAD AND DYING TREES CAN BE REMOVED. CAL-TRANS SAYS A DETOUR WILL BE IN PLACE THERE FROM 9 A.M. UNTIL 3 P.M..
MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS (AND OTHER) ROADWORK IN THE TRI-COUNTY AREA CAN BE FOUND ON-LINE AT www.dot.ca.gov/dist05/road_information.htm