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Cal Fire Captain Arrested on Two Murder Counts in Cameron Park Shooting

He remains jailed without bail during an active homicide investigation.

Overview

  • Deputies found a woman and young boy shot inside a home on Oakwood Road around 9 p.m. Thursday, with the woman dying at the scene and the boy later dying at a hospital.
  • Investigators identified 47-year-old Cameron Park resident Darin McFarlin as a person of interest, located him after midnight in Mono County, and took him into custody.
  • Jail records list two first-degree felony murder charges for McFarlin, who was booked into the El Dorado County Jail and is being held without bail.
  • A second juvenile who lives at the residence was located safe, according to the sheriff’s office.
  • Cal Fire said it is aware an employee was arrested, and public profiles identify McFarlin as a captain in the Amador–El Dorado unit with roughly 25 years at the agency.