California Homeowner Shoots 30-Year-Old Parolee Who Forced His Way Inside
A Eureka resident shot a 30-year-old parolee who forced his way into his home on the afternoon of September 14, 2026, and deputies found the wounded suspect a short distance away after he fled on foot, according to the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office.
The sheriff’s office said its Emergency Communications Center took a 9-1-1 call at about 4:34 p.m. from a resident in the 3900 block of Walnut Street. The caller told dispatchers he had shot a male subject who had forcibly entered his residence. He reported the suspect ran off on foot toward Walnut Drive.
Deputies responded along with officers from the Eureka Police Department. They located a man matching the suspect’s description in the area of W Street and Glatt Street. He had a gunshot wound. Emergency medical personnel who were already staged in the area treated him and transported him to a local hospital, where his injuries were deemed non-life-threatening.
The sheriff’s office identified him as Taren Joseph Ray Aubrey, 30, of Eureka. Based on evidence recovered at the scene and statements from the resident and witnesses, deputies determined Aubrey had forcibly entered the home before he was shot.
Once the hospital released him, Aubrey was booked into the Humboldt County Correctional Facility on charges of burglary, felon or addict in possession of a firearm, unauthorized entry of an occupied dwelling, and violation of parole. He was on parole at the time, and the parole violation charge means the state can hold him on that alone while the rest of the case works its way forward.
The resident was not injured. Deputies said that based on the evidence gathered, they determined he acted out of fear for his life when Aubrey was shot.
The sheriff’s office said its Emergency Communications Center took a 9-1-1 call at about 4:34 p.m. from a resident in the 3900 block of Walnut Street. The caller told dispatchers he had shot a male subject who had forcibly entered his residence. He reported the suspect ran off on foot toward Walnut Drive.
Deputies responded along with officers from the Eureka Police Department. They located a man matching the suspect’s description in the area of W Street and Glatt Street. He had a gunshot wound. Emergency medical personnel who were already staged in the area treated him and transported him to a local hospital, where his injuries were deemed non-life-threatening.
The sheriff’s office identified him as Taren Joseph Ray Aubrey, 30, of Eureka. Based on evidence recovered at the scene and statements from the resident and witnesses, deputies determined Aubrey had forcibly entered the home before he was shot.
Once the hospital released him, Aubrey was booked into the Humboldt County Correctional Facility on charges of burglary, felon or addict in possession of a firearm, unauthorized entry of an occupied dwelling, and violation of parole. He was on parole at the time, and the parole violation charge means the state can hold him on that alone while the rest of the case works its way forward.
The resident was not injured. Deputies said that based on the evidence gathered, they determined he acted out of fear for his life when Aubrey was shot.
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