On April 21 st, 2023, at about 3:10 pm, Chico Police Officers were dispatched to the 600 block of W. 1st Avenue for a report of a shooting. Officers arrived on the scene within minutes and located a victim suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. The victim suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to an area hospital for treatment. Officers did detain two individuals at the scene, but they were later released without charges. At this time, there is no suspect information. W. 1st Avenue was closed for approximately two hours while the investigation was conducted.

On April 17th, 2023, around 1:20 PM, Officers responded to the Lindo Channel after a citizen reported seeing a body in the water. Patrol officers confirmed the subject was deceased. Detectives responded to assist in this investigation. The identity of the victim is being withheld. We will update this press release when we can release more information.

Location: Lindo Channel near Laburnum Ave.

Victim: Withheld

Supervisor: Sgt. M. Williams

Watch Commander: Lt. M. Rodden

On April 15, 2023, at 2:35 p.m., Chico Police responded to a report of a fight at Depot Park at 431 Cedar Street in west Chico. As officers were en route, Chico Police Dispatch radioed that one of the people involved in the fight was down on the ground and not getting up. Officers arrived and found one man bleeding who had been stabbed. Others involved in the fight had left just prior to officers’ arrival. During an area check, officers located another involved person who was walking away from the scene and was bleeding from the head.

On April 14th at 5 a.m., Chico Police Officers and Chico Fire responded to an address on the 1700 block of E. Eaton Road regarding a man in a mental health crisis. The man’s mother called CPD to report her son was suicidal and had kicked her out of their apartment. Officers also learned the man, identified as 24-year-old Devan Lee, had gasoline and a lighter and was threatening to set the home on fire with him inside. A short time later, Officers on scene observed a fire burning inside the apartment.

On April 9th, at 3:48 am, the Chico Police Dispatch Center received a call from residents of an apartment complex in the 1100 block of E. 8th Street in Chico, reporting one of the residents was swinging a stick at other residents in the complex. At the time of the call, Chico Police Officers were managing events related to a DUI collision and a Burglary in progress.

As expected, the activity in Chico for the Cesar Chavez holiday was more than a normal weekend. With the return of students from the Chico State Spring Break, the holiday has historically seen an increase in south campus activity and celebrations. However, since the COVID pandemic and the overall decrease in student population, activity in the south campus area has significantly decreased. This year was no exception.

On March 26th, 2023, at approximately 5:40 PM, the Chico Police Department received a report of a male subject who stated he had just been robbed. The victim stated the robbery occurred in the area of Children’s Playground, 212 W. 1^st Street. The victim was also bleeding from the mouth after being assaulted by one of the suspects during the robbery. Several Chico Police Officers arrived in the area and began checking for the suspects. One of the suspects told the victim he had a firearm, but no firearm was seen.

On March 11th, 2023, at about 11:15 pm, Chico Police Officers were dispatched to Quackers Fire Bar and Grill in the 900 block of East Avenue, Chico, for a reported shooting. Two people suffered non-life threatening injuries and were transported to a local trauma center for treatment.

Responding officers determined that prior to the shooting, the suspect was involved in a verbal argument outside of the bar. The suspect left on foot and returned in a vehicle and fired several rounds from a handgun toward the crowd standing outside of the business, striking the two victims.

On March 24th, 2023, at approximately 2:15 a.m., the Chico Police Department responded to a call of a burglary in the laundry room of an apartment complex in the 1200 block of W. 5th Street in Chico. Two men were seen stealing a clothes dryer unit from the complex. When they removed the dryer, they damaged the gas line attached to it, causing a significant gas leak. Adjacent apartments were evacuated while members of Chico Fire shut off the gas. The ensuing investigation revealed a clothes washer was also stolen from the same location several hours prior.