Shasta County Sheriff's deputies investigate the scene of a triple homicide Wednesday, May 8, 2013 in Shingletown, Calif. Authorities in rural Northern California on Wednesday were searching for a man suspected of fatally shooting his wife and two young daughters at their home. Shane Franklin Miller, 45, was on the loose a day after the killings in Shingletown, Shasta County sheriffs officials said. (AP Photo/Record Searchlight, Andreas Fuhrmann)

Humboldt County search for man in killing of family scaled back

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PETROLIA - Officials say the search for a man suspected of killing his wife and their two young daughters continues, but is being scaled back.

Humboldt County Sheriff's Lt. Wayne Hanson told the Times-Standard (http://bit.ly/Z3XBXN) on Friday that with no new leads or information to report, the other dozen outside agencies that had joined the manhunt for Shane Miller have returned to their jurisdictions.

Authorities have been searching for Miller in the Petrolia area of the county after his family was discovered slain on May 7 at their home in Shasta County, about 200 miles away.

Deputies will still continue road patrols for the next several days, but the command post in Petrolia has been shut down.

Humboldt County Sheriff Mike Downey said at a community meeting Wednesday that Miller has most likely killed himself or left the area.

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