Antonio Manning, 60, was found dead in his North Highlands home on Whitecliff Way on October 8, 2022. Deputies from the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office responded to a disturbance call about 9:49 p.m. and discovered Manning with at least one gunshot wound; he was pronounced dead at the scene. Initial reports that he had been stabbed were later corrected to confirm a shooting.

The investigation led to the arrest of 36-year-old Michael Xavier Bell of Los Angeles County on October 9, 2022. Bell was booked on a murder charge and was being held in the Sacramento County Main Jail without bail for the homicide, with an additional $1 million bail related to resisting an officer. Bell’s record as described includes prior charges for resisting an officer, indecent exposure, battery by a prisoner, robbery, and multiple sex-related offenses; he is a registered sex offender.

Authorities say the investigation is ongoing and have asked anyone with information to contact the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office or Sacramento Valley Crime Stoppers. Did anyone in the area see or hear anything on the night of October 8 that could help the investigation?