Man Pulls Toy Gun In an Attempt To Snatch Child, is Killed By Mother’s Boyfriend

 

A 38-year-old man who was out on bail “pending court proceedings for being a felon in possession of a firearm, possessing controlled substances for sale and possessing stolen property,” was shot and killed Saturday at his child’s birthday party in a senseless turn of events.

The unidentified 38-year-old victim about 4:30 p.m. went to the Tunnel Road residence of his ex-girlfriend, Amanda Rizer, and became enraged that Matthew Robinson, 32, of Redding was there. The victim and Rizer shared a child in common and Saturday was the child’s first birthday, deputies said.

Robinson told deputies he recently started a relationship with Rizer.

The victim left after an argument, but returned 20 minutes later and said he was going to take the child, deputies said.

Robison [sic] had a .38-caliber handgun that he used to fire a warning shot when the victim advanced on him. Deputies say the victim got what appeared to be a 9mm-handgun from a vehicle and pointed it at Robinson, who, fearing for his safety, shot the victim once in the chest. The victim later died at Mercy Medical Center in Redding.

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