Bowman, California

From the Red Bluff Daily News of May 18, 2006

Man shot, killed in Bowman

Christopher Glenn Scarabello, 22, was shot and killed on Lesher Lane off Evergreen Road, the Tehama County Sheriff's Department said Wednesday.

The sheriff's department received the call about 12:18 p.m. The California Highway Patrol and Tehama County District Attorney's Office responded with the Tehama County Sheriff's Department, said Sheriff's Capt. Danny Rabalais.

"This is the same location of a home invasion robbery on April 25," Rabalais said.

Tracy Allen Norton heard noises outside his home about noon and observed a man hiding near the residence, Rabalais said. The suspect, later determined to be Scarabello, chased Norton into the residence where gunshots were exchanged between the two men, Rabalais said. Norton then went to a neighbor's home and called 9-1-1.

Scarabello was one of the suspects in the home invasion robbery in April, Rabalais said. Detectives were seeking Scarabello and held a warrant for his arrest.

Two other suspects in the home invasion robbery, 24-year-old Johnny Lavender and 20-year-old Jamar Antoine Foster, were previously arrested and are in custody at the Tehama County Jail.

The Department of Justice forensic team was called in, and they are conducting the crime scene evidence investigation, said Undersheriff Dennis Garton earlier Wednesday afternoon.

No arrest has been made at this time in regard to the shooting, Rabalais said, and there are no outstanding suspects, but the investigation is continuing.

From the Red Bluff Daily News of May 19, 2006

Sheriff says killing justifiable

The homeowner involved in the fatal shooting on Lesher Lane in the Bowman area Wednesday will not be arrested, said Tehama County Sheriff Clay Parker Thursday.

"This is a clear case of self-defense, justifiable homicide," Parker said.

Christopher Glenn Scarabello, 22, was shot and killed just after noon at the home of Tracy Allen Norton, the TCSD said Wednesday.

"This is the same location of a home invasion robbery on April 25," said sheriff's Capt. Danny Rabalais.

Scarabello was one of the suspects in the home invasion robbery in April, Rabalais said. Detectives were actively seeking Scarabello and held a warrant for his arrest.

Norton heard noises outside his home about noon Wednesday and observed a man hiding near the residence, Rabalais said. A man, later determined to be Scarabello, chased Norton into the house where gunshots were exchanged between the two men, Rabalais said. Norton then went to a neighbor's home and called 9-1-1.

The TCSD is also seeking information on the whereabouts of 20-year-old Caitlin Diane Churchill, who was an acquaintance of Scarabello, Rabalais said. The department is concerned for her welfare. Anyone with information has been asked to call 529-7900.