On Aug. 21 around 9 p.m., deputies responded to a shooting in Cameron Park and found a woman and a child with gunshot wounds; both later died while a second child was unharmed. California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection Capt. Darin McFarlin, 47, was identified as a person of interest, detained in Mono County just after midnight on Aug. 22, and booked into the El Dorado County Jail on two homicide counts, held without bail. McFarlin pleaded not guilty to two counts of first-degree murder with firearm allegations, attempted murder, domestic violence, and child abuse. The victims were identified as Marissa Divodi-Lessa, 29, and her son Josiah. If convicted, McFarlin faces death or life without parole.
On Aug. 21 around 9 p.m., deputies with the El Dorado County Sheriff's Office responded to a report of a shooting in Cameron Park, a suburban community about 30 miles east of Sacramento in the Sierra Nevada foothills, according to a department news release. Deputies arrived and found a woman and child with gunshot wounds. The woman was pronounced dead at the scene and the child was given immediate medical care and taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Soon after, authorities named California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection Capt. Darin McFarlin, 47, a person of interest in the case, according to the release. McFarlin was found just after midnight on Aug. 22 and was detained in Mono County. The next day, he was booked into the El Dorado County Jail for two counts of homicide and is being held on no bail.
According to the Mountain Democrat, which cited the criminal complaint filed by the El Dorado County District Attorney's Office, McFarlin attacked his girlfriend as she was leaving their bedroom, then got a gun and shot her. McFarlin then allegedly shot and killed his girlfriend's son to stop him from being a witness to the crime, according to the publication. He also allegedly tried to kill the other child in the home.
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