During the investigation into the January 14, 2021, attempted murder shooting, a Eureka
Police Department Detective was able to positively identify 26-year-old Braylan Lanier
of Eureka as the shooter.
On January 21, 2021, at approximately 5:40 pm, while on surveillance in the vicinity of
Harris and “K” Streets in Eureka, the Eureka Police Department’s Problem Oriented
Policing (POP) unit, assisted by agents from the Humboldt County Drug Task Force,
witnessed Lanier enter a market in the 3100 block of “K” Street. Detectives entered
the market and took Lanier into custody without incident for Attempted Murder.
During a search of Lanier, POP Detectives removed a loaded firearm from Lanier’s