Nathan Solis

Record Searchlight

An off-duty California Highway Patrol officer shot and killed an intruder who was trying to break into his home early Sunday morning in Redding.

Just after 3 a.m. Sunday police went to a home in the 800 block of Country Oak Drive in north Redding after they received a call that someone tried to break into the home.

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Officers searched the area for the suspect. The homeowner said someone was trying to break in through a back door.

Shortly afterward emergency dispatchers received a call that someone was trying to kick in the front door at a home in the 400 block of Country Oak Drive. Police said the intruder was shot by the homeowner, who is a California Highway Patrol officer.

Officers arrived on the scene and found the off duty CHP officer inside of his home and holding the suspect at gunpoint, according to statement from Sgt. Jon Poletski.

Police said the suspect had gunshot wounds and was taken to a local hospital, but died from his injuries.

The suspect's identity was not being released until next of kin were notified. The identity of the off-duty CHP officer is not being released, because of an ongoing investigation, said Poletski.

CHP Sgt. Annie Garcia said the department would not comment on the incident, and Redding Police Department investigators did not return a phone call seeking further information.

There have been at least two other incidents this year that police have investigated as self-defense shootings.

On Feb. 19 a man was in his home in east Redding when he shot his granddaughter's boyfriend. Police said the shooting occurred during a family disturbance. The man who was shot was taken to the hospital, and the shooter was not arrested.

On Feb. 15, John Scott Souza, also known as John Larry Parks, of Redding was shot after he approached a vehicle stopped at the traffic signal at Hartnell Avenue and Churn Creek Road.

The driver of the vehicle, Michael Lake, 27, was stopped at a red light around 9 p.m. when the man, now identified as Souza, approached his vehicle while riding a bicycle.

It isn't clear what led to the incident that ended with Lake, who has a concealed-carry weapon permit, shooting and killing Souza, police have said. Lake has not been charged in the incident.

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