Man being held in Bear Valley shooting

Staff Reports

A Tamarack, Calif., man is in custody after a shooting in Bear Valley on Tuesday.

John Cole is being held for attempted murder in the 8 a.m. shooting that occurred at 141 Lombardi No. B in the Alpine County resort town.

The Alpine County Sheriff's Department reports that a witness said Cole went to the apartment of his estranged girlfriend armed with a handgun.

A witness heard multiple gunshots and called the sheriff's department.

Deputies found the victim, whose name is being withheld, and Cole in the apartment, both suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.

Both were flown to different area hospitals.

The case is still under investigation and as of Thursday, the sheriff's department had released no new information in the shooting.

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