Graeagle Man Booked for Attempted Murder in Delleker Shooting

DELLEKER — A man was shot early Thursday morning at an address on Delleker Park Drive in Delleker and remains in critical condition at a trauma center, the Plumas County Sheriff’s Office said. Deputies later arrested Michael Romero, 47, of Graeagle, and booked him on a charge of attempted murder. Investigators believe the shooting was an isolated incident and that the public faces no continuing danger.

The sheriff’s office Emergency Communications Center received a 911 call reporting a shooting shortly after 2 AM on Thursday, July 30. Plumas County deputies, California Highway Patrol officers, and fire and medical personnel responded. Responders found a single male victim with what appeared to be a single gunshot wound, and he was ultimately taken to a trauma center.

Sheriff’s office investigators and administrators also went to the scene and opened what the agency described as an in-depth investigation. Through the course of that investigation, they identified Romero as a suspect. Deputies canvassed the area, found Romero in his vehicle near Graeagle, and took him into custody without incident. The sheriff’s office said Romero was booked under Penal Code sections 664 and 187, which together define attempted murder.

Delleker is a census-designated place of roughly 800 residents adjacent to Portola, the only incorporated city in Plumas County. Graeagle, where Romero was arrested, lies about 11 miles from Portola by road.

“Based on the information currently available, investigators believe this was an isolated incident and there is no further threat to the public at large,” the sheriff’s office said in a written release. The agency said the investigation remains active and ongoing and that it is providing no other information.

The sheriff’s office asked anyone with information about the shooting to contact the agency, which is based at 1400 East Main Street in Quincy. Its non-emergency dispatch line is (530) 283-6300.