Butte County California Sheriff's Office: SHERIFF'S OFFICE SEARCHING FOR MURDER SUSPECT

Press release from the Butte County California Sheriff's Office:

December 20, 2021

December 20, 2021SHERIFF’S OFFICE SEARCHING FOR MURDER SUSPECTOn December 19, 2021, around 10:10 AM, a victim was murdered at a residence located in the 1100 block of Feather Avenue, Oroville. The identification of the victim will be released once next-of-kin is notified. During the investigation detectives located evidence that gave them cause to believe the unidentified adult male suspect depicted in the attached video shot the victim. After the shooting, the suspect ran westbound and was last seen in the area of 14th Street, Oroville. Witnesses believe the suspect is a transient who frequents the Oroville area. The Sheriff’s Office is asking residents who captured the suspect on their home surveillance system to contact detectives at 530-538-7671. The Sheriff’s Office is also asking anyone with additional information about this investigation or the suspect depicted in the video to contact detectives at 530-538-7671.###

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