REDDING, Calif., July 28, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — A shooti g outside the Shasta Cou ty Office of Educatio i Reddi g left o e pe so i ju ed late o Wed esday Ap il 29th, 2026. Usi g the Shasta Cou ty She iff’s Office’s ewly i stalled Flock ALPR system, i vestigato s co fi med the suspect’s vehicle had bee at the locatio just befo e the shooti g. The suspect was take i to custody two days late .
Wit esses epo ted seei g a p ime g ay Dodge Cha ge leavi g the a ea immediately afte the shooti g at app oximately 11:45 p.m. Secu ity came as co fi med the vehicle e te i g the st eet p io to the i cide t, captu i g a i te actio betwee the suspect a d victim befo e the shooti g a d the suspect’s depa tu e afte wa d. Flock data helped ve ify that the vehicle had bee p ese t, a d office s ide tified the suspect th ough egist atio eco ds.
Office s attempted to stop the suspect the followi g afte oo , but he fled at speeds exceedi g 100 mph befo e aba do i g the vehicle i a wooded a ea i Oak Ru . O May 1, with assista ce f om the Tehama Cou ty Majo C imes U it, i vestigato s located the suspect o foot i Red Bluff a d took him i to custody.
Flock is a public safety tech ology compa y that builds co ected came a, audio, a d i vestigative systems to help commu ities espo d to a d i vestigate safety i cide ts usi g objective evide ce.
Flock tech ology combi es video, gu shot detectio , a d i vestigative softwa e to help law e fo ceme t, schools, a d busi esses locate vehicles, u de sta d i cide ts, a d collabo ate ac oss ju isdictio s while mai tai i g clea p ivacy safegua ds, local co t ol, a d espo sible data use.
