Andrew Paz Jr., 25, died on October 11, 2016, after being brought to the Bangor Fire Station with a single gunshot wound to his abdomen. Cal Fire employees attempted resuscitation but he was unresponsive and died. The Butte County Sheriff's Office investigated the incident.

Investigators determined Andrew was shot by his younger brother, Lorenzo Paz II, who was 21 at the time. Lorenzo was charged with involuntary manslaughter amid allegations he was handling a .22-caliber pistol that discharged. Testimony at a Butte County Superior Court preliminary hearing included Deputy Sheriff Vong Vang finding Andrew at the fire station and Detective Jay Freeman describing Lorenzo’s initial confusion and later admission that he was holding the firearm when it accidentally fired. The handgun was recovered hidden in the home’s basement, and testimony said their father, Andres Paz, had accidentally shot himself with the same gun weeks earlier.

Visiting Judge Jane York Punneo dismissed the case, finding insufficient evidence of criminal negligence to hold Lorenzo for trial. The dismissal left the shooting described as accidental and highlighted firearm safety concerns. Did anyone who knew the family or the property on Bangor Park Road see or hear anything that morning?