Fort Bragg shooting suspect sought, investigators say

A search is ongoing for a 33-year-old man identified as a suspect in a pair of weekend shootings involving one victim near Fort Bragg, investigators said Monday.

Michael Anthony Jones, a Fort Bragg resident, is suspected in the shootings involving a 62-year-old victim, according to the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office.

The first shooting was reported 9:20 p.m. Saturday at a home in the 31000 block of Highway 20.

According to investigators, sheriff’s deputies found the victim Saturday night and learned he and the suspect got into an argument over stolen property.

Jones is accused of pointing a handgun at the victim and firing one round before fleeing. The victim was not injured.

Just before 7:30 a.m. Sunday, deputies were called to a home in the 29000 block of Highway 20 outside Fort Bragg regarding the second shooting.

They found the same victim suffering from a gunshot to his leg and Jones was again identified as a suspect, according to the Sheriff’s Office.

He was last seen running into a wooded area south of the property.

The victim was treated at a local hospital for an injury that was not life-threatening.

Investigators, including members of the Mendocino and Lake counties SWAT Team, searched the shooting scene, as well as a Fort Bragg home on Turner Road Jones was known to visit.

He is wanted on suspicion of attempted murder, being a felon in possession of a gun and parole violation, according to the Sheriff’s Office.

Jones is 5 feet 11 inches tall and 175 pounds. He has brown hair and hazel eyes. He has a tattoo on the right side of his neck.

Anyone with information on Jones' whereabouts may contact the Mendocino County Sheriff's Office Dispatch Center at 707-463-4086.

You can reach Staff Writer Colin Atagi at colin.atagi@pressdemocrat.com. On Twitter @colin_atagi