Redding PD’s investigation is active and ongoing and anyone with information regarding the murder is encouraged to contact the Detective Division of the Redding Police Department (530) 225-4200. Homicide detectives located Armstrong and brought him into the Redding Police Department’s Detective Division for an interview where he reportedly confessed to shooting and killing the victim, but provided no clear motive, according to the Sergeant.Īrmstrong was later booked into the Shasta County Jail in Redding on suspicion of homicide and online jail records indicate he remains in custody. “Detectives spent the entire day combing evidence, working up leads, reviewing video surveillance and speaking to residents in order to piece together the investigation,” Sheldon described saying the investigation ultimately led to the identification of 19-year-old, Alejandro Nunez Armstrong, of Redding, as a possible person of interest. RPD photosĭetectives were summoned to the scene and assumed the investigation, which was aided by detectives from the Anderson Police Department as well as Shasta County District Attorney Investigators. The victim’s name has not been released, pending further investigation and notification of the man’s family.Īlejandro Armstrong, 19, of Redding, was arrested yesterday after he confessed to murdering a man whose lifeless and bullet-riddled body was later found inside a tent at a Redding area homeless encampment. “The victim appeared to have suffered multiple gunshot wounds,” said Sheldon. Responding officers located the victim deceased inside a tent within the area of the encampment after receiving reports of a gunshot victim, Redding Police Sergeant Sheldon later said of the homicide and subsequent arrest. K-9 apprehends vehicle theft suspect at end of Redding pursuitĬity of Redding police officers were dispatched to the homeless encampment shortly before 11 a.m. Women struck standing alongside car in Redding – One dead, other seriously injuredįelon arrested after Redding traffic stop uncovers handgun, meth, body armor Missing person report leads to suspicious death investigation after body found near Keswick Reservoir Redding hit and run that hospitalized two teens was “intentional act” – One victim undergoes brain surgery The victim was found deceased in an area known as Mercy Canyon, located behind the Mercy Medical Center, according to officials who have called the shooting an isolated incident and said there is no danger to the general public. REDDING, Calif., - Authorities say the shooting murder of a man whose lifeless body was later found inside a tent at a Redding area homeless encampment led to the arrest of another man yesterday, Tuesday, Oct.
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