A shooting occurred around 9 p.m. Thursday at a residence on Oakwood Road in Cameron Park. Deputies found a woman and a young boy with gunshot wounds inside the home. Deputies pronounced the woman dead at the scene; the boy was transported to a nearby hospital and later died despite emergency efforts. A second child who lived in the residence was located safe. Investigators identified 47-year-old Darin McFarlin, a Cal Fire captain with 25 years of service, as a person of interest. McFarlin was detained after midnight in Mono County and booked on two counts of homicide. Identities remain withheld pending family notification.
Around 9 p.m. on Thursday, deputies responded to a report of a shooting in a residence on Oakwood Road, the sheriff's office said in a news release. Inside the home, officers found a woman and a young boy with gunshot wounds. Deputies pronounced the woman dead at the scene, while the boy was brought to a nearby hospital, where he later died despite emergency efforts.
Investigators initially identified 47-year-old Darin McFarlin, a fire caption, as a person of interest. McFarlin has worked for Cal Fire for 25 years, according to his LinkedIn profile. McFarlin was located after midnight and detained in Mono County, the sheriff's office said. Then, at 5:30 a.m. on Friday, McFarlin was booked into the El Dorado County Jail on two counts of homicide.
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