James Wade Jimmy Schwerdt, 47, of Redding, California, was shot to death on March 16, 2022, and was found in the driveway of a home northeast of Redding with multiple gunshot wounds, including one to the head. The shooting followed a dispute over a motorcycle that had been taken from Schwerdt’s garage the day before; his wife had heard the garage door open and the motorcycle being driven away.

Schwerdt and a friend went to the home of 60-year-old acquaintance Steven Ronald Schlapia the next day to retrieve the motorcycle. At that location Schwerdt was shot multiple times. No weapon was found on Schwerdt. Schlapia claimed self-defense, asserting Schwerdt confronted him with a gun, while prosecutors said the attack was premeditated and malicious; investigators reported additional injuries inflicted after the shooting.

If anyone knew Jimmy, his movements that weekend, or has information about the dispute over the motorcycle, please come forward.