A 19-year-old Sacramento man is being treated for a gunshot wound to his face after a shooting accident in Kings Beach, on the north side of Lake Tahoe.
Wednesday afternoon, Placer County Sheriff’s deputies were called to an area along Lake Boulevard in Kings Beach, about a mile west of the state border. The victim had been taken to a local hospital by a friend.
The victim was flown to Renown Hospital to be treated for a gunshot wound to the face. His condition is not known at this time. He was able to tell investigators the shooting was accidental.
Deputies tracked down the alleged shooter, 19-year-old Brandon Fuller of Kings Beach, and he was arrested for negligent discharge of a firearm.
Two other men, ages 19 and 22, were arrested for evidence tampering and conspiracy.