UPDATE: Stabbed by Redding juvenile last month, homeless Auburn man, 56, dies from injuries
REDDING, Calif., — City of Redding Police officials were saddened to announce yesterday the death of a homeless man who was stabbed during a violent encounter with a juvenile during what they previously described as an “apparently unprovoked knife attack” that occurred last month. The victim, 56-year-old, Felix Ramirez, of Auburn, California, had remained in critical condition until his passing yesterday morning, Friday, Sept. 3.
Arrested shortly after the deadly incident, the juvenile remains in custody on his original charge of attempted murder. However, Redding PD detectives have notified the Shasta County District Attorney’s Office of Ramirez’s passing and requested the juvenile to be charged with murder. Due to his age and confidentiality laws, the alleged suspect’s name has not ben released.
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Redding Police Sergeant Rob Garnero previously reported that City of Redding police officers were dispatched to the 3300 block of South Market Street at around 11 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 25th, after receiving reports of a blood covered man down in the roadway.
When officers arrived they found Ramirez, unresponsive and with multiple stab wounds, laying within the road. He was rushed to an area hospital as a trauma alert for treatment of his critical injuries, where he underwent emergency surgery and had remained in critical condition until his passing yesterday. His next of kin have been notified of his passing, according to the Sergeant.
“As police searched the area surrounding the crime scene, they contacted a 17-year-old male juvenile with blood stains on his clothing and person,” Garnero said in yesterday’s updated release. “The juvenile was ultimately arrested for the stabbing, but did not provide a clear motive.”
The juvenile was booked at the Shasta County Juvenile Hall for attempted murder, where he remains in custody.
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Anyone with further information about the deadly stabbing or what may have led to the fatal incident is asked to call the Redding Police Department at (530) 225-4200. Callers can refer to incident file number 21R055855 and can remain anonymous.
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Trevor Montgomery, 50, moved in 2017 to the Intermountain area of Shasta County from Riverside County and runs Riverside County News Source (RCNS) and Shasta County News Source (SCNS).
Additionally, he writes or has written for several other news organizations; including Riverside County-based newspapers Valley News, Valley Chronicle, Anza Valley Outlook, and Hemet & San Jacinto Chronicle; the Bonsall/Fallbrook Village News in San Diego County; and Mountain Echo in Shasta County. He is also a regular contributor to Thin Blue Line TV and Law Enforcement News Network and has had his stories featured on news stations throughout the Southern California and North State regions.
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 30 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 18 grandchildren.