Hikers near Yosemite hunker down and call for help as bullets whiz by

"Hikers on a trail near Yosemite hunkered down behind rocks and trees as bullets whizzed by in an incident blamed on careless target shooters, the Mono County sheriff's office said. Emergency calls came in around 1:50 p.m. Friday, Sept. 26, from people saying they were being shot at on the Parker Lake Trail. The dispatcher could hear the gunfire in the background."

"Sheriff's deputies went to the trailhead and encountered several hikers who said they could feel and hear bullets passing overhead as they tried to get to safety. The deputies followed the sound of gunfire and came across three target shooters, the sheriff's report said. The three, from Southern California, were arrested and booked into Mono County Jail on suspicion of willful discharge of a firearm in a grossly negligent manner, a felony."

Hikers on the Parker Lake Trail near Yosemite hunkered behind rocks and trees as bullets whizzed by, with emergency calls reporting people being shot at around 1:50 p.m. The dispatcher could hear gunfire as deputies at the trailhead encountered hikers who said they felt and heard bullets overhead. Deputies followed the gunfire and found three target shooters, who were arrested and booked into Mono County Jail on suspicion of willful discharge of a firearm in a grossly negligent manner, a felony. No injuries were reported. Parker Lake Trail is a two-mile hike in the Ansel Adams Wilderness that ends at an 8,000-foot scenic lake near Yosemite.

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