SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Residents near the hospital in South Lake Tahoe may hear some extra sirens from first responders and see some commotion on Wednesday as Barton Health conducts a Wildfire Evacuation Drill from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. The health and safety of the Lake Tahoe community is Barton Health’s top priority, said Thea Hardy, Barton s public relations specialist. It is essential that hospital staff are prepared to respond to emergency situations as part of safety and crisis planning and preparation. As wildfire season approaches, conducting safety drills elevates emergency preparedness by employing realistic scenarios with reliable and accurate outcome measures.
Hill was transported to the hospital for treatment of a reported gunshot wound to the hand.
While in the hospital Hill was arraigned in his hospital room on March 22. He has been charged with Assault on Peace Officers with a Semi Auto Firearm and Negligent Discharge of a Firearm into an Occupied Dwelling (Hotel).
He is now being held in the jail in lieu of $4,200,000 bail.
Hill s next court date is on April 19 for a pre-preliminary hearing.
The shooting was subject to Critical Incident Protocol since South Lake Tahoe police were involved in the shooting. The El Dorado County District Attorney s Office, along with Sheriff s Office and Placerville Police aided in the SLTPD investigation.
Investigators are still at the scene but here is what we know so far:
At 1:00 a.m., several calls were received by the 911 dispatchers about shots fired in the Sierra Boulevard area. Officers responded and found one man with numerous gunshot wounds. He was transported and later died.
A second person was also found with gunshot wounds. He was transported to Barton where he is listed in critical, but stable condition according to South Lake Tahoe Police Lt. Travis Cabral.
Sierra Boulevard between Kubel Avenue and Alma Avenue is still closed and people are asked to find an alternate route.
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