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<\/a><\/p>\nThe initial investigation suggested the possibility that the victim may have shot himself intentionally. However, as evidence was collected and additional information was received, it was determined that the incident was likely the result of an accidental discharge of a firearm. While specific details of the incident are not yet being released, the Angels Camp Police Department wishes to address community concerns by clarifying that this incident was not associated with bullying, despite rumors that may have circulated. The investigation has revealed no evidence linking the student\u2019s death to such social issues.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur hearts go out to the victim\u2019s family, friends, and all who have been touched by this tragic incident,\u201d said Chief Scott Ellis. \u201cWe are committed to conducting a thorough investigation and providing clarity to the community as we are able.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Angels Camp Police Department encourages anyone with information related to this incident to contact the department at (209) 736-2567.<\/p>\n
The department remains dedicated to ensuring the safety and well-being of the Angels Camp community and appreciates the public\u2019s cooperation during this investigation.<\/p>\n
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Angels Camp, CA…On April 28, 2025, at approximately 11:43PM, an officer from the Angels Camp Police Department along with Deputies from the Calaveras County Sheriff\u2019s Office were dispatched to a residence in Angels Camp following a report of a shot being fired inside of the residence. Upon arrival, the officers located a victim who was […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":191264,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_cbd_carousel_blocks":"[]","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,20,16,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-191262","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-angels-camp","category-featured","category-law-enforcement","category-news","last_archivepost"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/acpdban.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/191262","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=191262"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/191262\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":191265,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/191262\/revisions\/191265"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/191264"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=191262"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=191262"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=191262"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}