Sheriff: Covelo man shoots, kills father, wounds brother

The victims were found late Monday afternoon in a pickup stopped on Highway 101 north of Ukiah.|
RANDI ROSSMANN
THE PRESS DEMOCRAT

A Covelo man suspected of shooting and killing his father and wounding his brother was arrested early Tuesday by Mendocino County sheriff’s deputies.

Ubaldo Ramirez, 23, shot to death his father, Calixto Ramirez, 51, and attempted to kill his brother, Miguel Ramirez, 30, who were found in a pickup on Highway 101 between Willits and Ukiah, a sheriff’s official said Tuesday.

The truck was stopped in a northbound lane of the highway, south of an area known as Golden Rule.

Miguel Ramirez had to be airlifted to an out-of-county hospital, officials said.

Detectives identified Ubaldo Ramirez as the suspected shooter and with help from the public found him at 1:30 a.m. Tuesday in a parking lot on Highway 162 north of downtown Covelo.

The suspect was taken to Mendocino County Jail and booked without bail.

No other details were available.

You can reach Staff Writer Randi Rossmann at 707-521-5412 or randi.rossmann@pressdemocrat.com.

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