Overview

• Mono County dispatch received multiple 911 calls around 1:50 p.m. on Sept. 26 from hikers reporting bullets overhead on the Parker Lake Trail in the Ansel Adams Wilderness near June Lake.
• A dispatcher heard gunfire during a call as deputies advanced toward the shots fearing an active shooter.
• Deputies found three people target shooting north of the trail, and the individuals stopped and complied with orders.
• The three, described as Southern California residents, were booked into Mono County Jail on initial felony charges of willful discharge of a firearm in a grossly negligent manner.
• No injuries were reported, multiple agencies assisted in the response, and authorities said the investigation continues with a reminder that shooting is barred where trail users could be at risk.