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Released: January 19, 2022 - Wednesday, 04:08 PM

Shooting

Contact: Tony CipollaPhone: (805) 781-4547Date and time of incident: 1-18-22, Approximately 10:50 PMPlace of Occurrence: 14-thousand block of Chimney Rock Road, rural Paso RoblesVictim Information: Michael David Fordyce, 37, rural Paso RoblesSuspect Information: N/AOn 1-18-21, Deputies responded to a report of a shooting which occurred in the 14-thousand block of Chimney Rock Road in rural Paso Robles.
It was initially reported as two trespassers in a car on the property. A subject inside a home at that location, 67-year-old Daniel Enriquez David confronted one of the trespassers. The two got into an argument and David fired a shotgun at the car striking 37-year-old Michael Fordyce of rural Paso Robles.
Fordyce was shot in the face and shoulder and was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening wounds.
No arrests were made. The preliminary investigation indicates the shooting was done in self-defense after Fordyce made threats against David which caused him to be in fear of his life. The victim in this case, Fordyce has remained uncooperative with investigators. The investigation is continuing.