Redding man arrested after fatal Clear Creek Rd. shooting

REDDING — Sheriff’s officials arrested a man they say shot and killed a Redding resident early Friday evening, June 22. The deadly shooting happened in a field north of Clear Creek Road, about one mile west of State Route 273 and just outside city limits, according to officials.

Although sheriff’s officials say the two men know each other, there is no known motive for the shooting.

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After an investigation, detectives arrested Brady Evan Schumacher, 49, of Redding. He was booked into Shasta County Jail in Redding on suspicion of murder and remains in custody, held on $1 million bail.

Officials later identified 37-year-old, Jehonathan Gill, of Redding as the victim killed in the shooting.

City of Redding police officers responded to the area about 6:10 p.m., after motorists reported a shooting involving the two men.

After determining the incident happened within the county’s jurisdiction, Shasta County sheriff’s deputies responded to the scene and assumed the investigation.

When deputies arrived, they found Gill suffering from “multiple gunshot wounds” and he was pronounced deceased at the scene.

Based on the circumstances, detectives with Shasta County Sheriff’s Major Crimes Unit were summoned to the scene and assumed the investigation.

Multiple witnesses were interviewed during the subsequent investigation and told detectives that Schumacher shot Gill, sheriff’s officials explained after the deadly shooting.

As their investigation was continuing, crime scene personnel and sheriff’s officials found several pieces of evidence consistent with witness statements and officials located and recovered a semi-automatic handgun Schumacher was believed to have used during the homicide.

While officials investigated the fatal incident, they called for the temporary closure of Clear Creek Rd. The roadway was re-opened several hours later.

 

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Trevor Montgomery, 46, recently moved to Shasta County from Riverside County and runs Riverside County News Source and Shasta County News Source. Additionally, he writes for several other news organizations, including Riverside County based newspapers, Valley News, The Valley Chronicle and Anza Valley Outlook, as well as Bonsall/Fallbrook Village News in San Diego County and The Mountain Echo in Shasta County.

Trevor spent 10 years in the U.S. Army as an Orthopedic Specialist before joining the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department in 1998. He was medically retired after losing his leg, breaking his back and suffering both spinal cord and brain injuries in an off-duty accident. (Click here to see segment of Discovery Channel documentary of Trevor’s accident.)

During his time with the sheriff’s department, Trevor worked at several different stations, including Robert Presley Detention Center, Southwest Station in Temecula, Hemet/Valle Vista Station, Ben Clark Public Safety Training Center and Lake Elsinore Station, along with other locations.