A man was shot and killed and at least five people were stabbed in a large fight on the shore of Lake Berryessa Saturday evening, the Napa County Sheriff’s Office said.
Police did not name the dead man Saturday evening or say where he lived.
“There were several victims who were stabbed,” Sheriff Office spokesman Henry Wofford said. “Right now we don’t have the count yet. I understand that at least more than five were stabbed.”
Two people with stab wounds were airlifted to local hospitals in serious condition, Wofford said. Other stabbing victims were taken to hospitals by friends or relatives, he added.
“We’re actually in hospital emergency rooms … looking for witnesses and victims,” Wofford said at 9:30 p.m. Saturday, adding that officers were also still on scene talking to witnesses.
Police were called to the Oak Shores day use area at 5:30 p.m., Wofford said. “We did not witness the fight,” Wofford said. “When we were there, there was no fight, but there were victims, stab victims and a gunshot victim. It was quite chaotic.”
Investigators had not determined what started the fight or how many people were involved, Wofford said. “I can’t tell you if it was all one pack or if it was four different groups all fighting at the same time,” he said. “There’s a chance there was more than one initial altercation.”
The Oak Shores day-use area on the west side of Lake Berryessa — which had a high of 86 degrees on Saturday — is free to enter and gets very busy when the weather is nice, Wofford said.
Due to the “magnitude and nature” of the incident, the Sheriff’s Office is being assisted in the investigation by the Napa County Major Crimes Task Force, which also includes the Napa Police Department and the Napa County District Attorney’s Office, Wofford said.
“We’ll be working all night,” Wofford said. “We are in the early stages of this investigation.”
