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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.

Darin McFarlin, 47, was arrested on suspicion of murder tied to Thursday’s shooting in El Dorado County.
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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.