On July 7, 2020, at approximately 0037 hours, Chico Police Department received reports of shots fired and a vehicle leaving at a high rate of speed in the area of Mountain View Mobile Acres located at 3156 Esplanade, Chico, CA. When Officers arrived, they located evidence of a shooting. Officers discovered the residence of 3156 Esplanade, Space 244 and a vehicle were struck by gunfire. Inside the residence, a resident was also struck, but received non-life threatening injuries.

On 7/2/20, at approximately 9:45 hours, Chico Police Officers were dispatched to 20th Street Park for a reporting stabbing. When officers arrived, they located a male victim who had been stabbed multiple times but the suspect(s) had fled the scene. Due to the victim’s injuries, he was transported to a local hospital for treatment.

If anyone has any information or was a witness to the incident, please call the Chico Police Department, reference 20-003540. This is on active investigation.

Chico Police and Fire Dispatch received a 911 call at approximately 1239 hours regarding a possible drowning in Big Chico Creek near Highway 99. Police Department and Fire Department personnel arrived at that location and located a female subject in the creek. Chico Fire Department personnel along with Butte County EMS personnel provided aid to the female subject. The female was transported to Enloe Hospital where she was later pronounced deceased. The victim’s identification is known and release is pending next of kin notification.

Location: Big Chico Creek One Mile Park

On 06/21/2020 at 8:11am, a resident was walking in the area of Lindo Channel near E. Lindo and Arbutus Avenues. The resident noticed a subject who was lying near on his side and appeared to be unresponsive. The reporting resident also noticed the subject appeared to not be breathing at the time. Emergency services were summoned to the scene and arrived within 3 minutes. After assessing the subject, the 42 year old male was pronounced deceased at the scene.

On June 8, 2020, at approximately 2357 hours, Chico Police Officers were dispatched to a local Assisted Living Facility for an individual that had broken a window and entered the building. Officers responded and when they arrived, they contacted a male, later identified as Robert LEAVELL, age 61, walking out of the facility.

Officers learned LEAVELL broke a glass door and entered the room of an elderly resident. Once inside, employees rushed to the room and had LEAVELL exit the facility.

 On 5/24/20, at 9:14 p.m., the Chico Police Dispatch Center began receiving 911 calls of several gunshots heard in the area of the 800 block of E. 19th Street in south Chico. As officers were responding to the area, several more calls came in of multiple people running from the area. Officers began an area check and located an apparent crime scene. At that same time, CPD Dispatch received a call from Enloe Medical Center of a gunshot victim arriving at the hospital.

On 4/28/20 at approximately 1555 hours, Chico Police Dispatch received reports of a subject firing a handgun at a moving vehicle in the area of E. 16th Street and C Street. The suspect fled prior to Officers arrival.

Officers arrived on scene and contacted the victim, who reported observing a subject fire a handgun at his vehicle. The vehicle was occupied by the victim, and two sleeping children. Based on witness statements, it appears that this incident may have been gang related. As this is an active investigation, no further information can be released at this time.