Shots fired during Redding domestic disturbance leads to arrest

REDDING, Calif. — Authorities in Redding say they arrested a man after he allegedly discharged a firearm inside a mobile home during a domestic disturbance early Sunday morning, April 19.

No one was injured as a result of the shooting, which happened at the Shady Oak Mobile Home Park at 5812 Cedars Rd. in Redding.

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Redding police officers responded to the mobile home park around 12:30 a.m., after receiving reports of a domestic disturbance and shots fired inside a mobile home, Redding Police Sgt. Paul Slagle reported after the incident and arrest.

Official radio traffic at the time indicated that while officers were racing to the location, the 911 caller reported that a man and woman were engaged in a heated argument. The caller also told SHASCOM emergency dispatchers that the alleged suspect had armed himself with a handgun and fired a round inside the home.

As officers converged on the area the caller updated that the man was still armed with the weapon and had barricaded himself inside the residence with the woman, who he was possibly holding hostage, according to scanner traffic.

Redding police officers arrested 53-year-old Mark Turnbaugh after he allegedly fired a handgun into the floor of his residence during a domestic disturbance. RPD photo

When officers arrived they established a perimeter around the area and quickly located and detained the alleged gunman, and contacted the 911 caller and woman who were at the residence.

During their subsequent investigation, officers learned Mark Turnbaugh, 53, of Redding, “engaged in a verbal and physical altercation with his girlfriend inside of their residence,” explained Slagle. 

“As the situation escalated, Mr. Turnbaugh retrieved a semi-automatic handgun from within a bedroom in the residence and discharged one bullet into the floor.”

Based on their investigation, officers arrested Turnbaugh and booked him into Shasta County Jail in Redding on suspicion of negligent discharge of a firearm, domestic violence, brandishing a firearm, criminal/terrorist threats, and illegal possession of an assault rifle.

Online jail records indicate Turnbaugh has since been released from custody.

Anyone with information about this investigation is encouraged to contact Redding PD at (530) 225-4200. Callers can refer to incident file number 20R025346 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.