Man arrested after deadly shooting at Redding motel

REDDING — Authorities investigating the fatal shooting of a guest staying at a Redding motel early this morning, Saturday, Dec. 21, say they arrested a Hollister man they allege shot and killed the person he claimed was his friend.

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City of Redding Police and Fire Departments, along with other emergency personnel, were dispatched to Motel 6 on Hilltop Dr. shortly before 1 a.m., after a man called 911 and reported a shooting, Redding Police Sgt. Brian Torum reported after the shooting and arrest.

Official radio traffic at the time indicated the man told SHASCOM emergency dispatchers he and two other men were inside a room at the motel when “a gun went off”. The 911 caller also reported that his friend had been struck in the right upper chest.

Officers raced to the scene of the shooting, with the first officer arriving less than one minute after the call was dispatched.

Redding PD officers arrested Gregory Bradford, 30, of Hollister, after they allege he shot and killed a person who was staying with him at Motel 6 in Redding. RPD photo

Officers quickly located and detained the alleged shooter, later identified as Gregory Bradford, 30, of Hollister, before finding the shooting victim inside one of the motel’s rooms.

The victim was suffering from a single gunshot wound, according to Torum

Paramedics treated the victim at the scene before rushing him to Mercy Medical Center in Redding, where he later succumbed to his injury and was pronounced deceased by hospital staff.

The victim’s name has not been released, pending notification of the man’s family.

During their subsequent investigation, officers learned the victim was staying at the motel with Bradford and another man.

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According to Torum, while the men were in the motel room, Bradford “was manipulating a loaded firearm and pulled the trigger in a negligent manner.” Bradford’s friend was struck in the upper chest when the gun discharged.

“Evidence obtained during the investigation revealed Bradford discharged the firearm in a grossly negligent manner causing death,” the Sgt. continued.

Based on their investigation, officers arrested Bradford and he was booked into Shasta County Jail in Redding on charges related to the deadly shooting.

Anyone with further information regarding this shooting is encouraged to contact Redding PD at (530) 225-4200. Callers can refer to incident file number 19R083871 and can remain anonymous.


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Trevor Montgomery, 48, moved in 2017 to the Intermountain area of Shasta County from Riverside County and runs Riverside County News Source and Shasta County News Source. Additionally, he writes or has written for several other news organizations; including Riverside County based newspapers, Valley News, (the now defunct) Valley Chronicle, Anza Valley Outlook, and Hemet & San Jacinto Chronicle; as well as Bonsall/Fallbrook Village News in San Diego County and 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.

Trevor’s assignments included Corrections, Patrol, DUI Enforcement, Boat and Personal Water-Craft based Lake Patrol, Off-Road Vehicle Enforcement, Problem Oriented Policing Team, and Personnel/Background Investigations. He finished his career while working as a Sex Crimes and Child Abuse Investigator and was a court-designated expert in child abuse and child sex-related crimes.

Trevor has been married for more than 29 years and was a foster parent to more than 60 children over 13 years. He is now an adoptive parent and his “fluid family” includes 13 children and 16 grandchildren.