On September 2, 2025, 47-year-old Chastity Milenewicz was found shot to death outside a home on Abernathy Lane in Redding, California. Emergency crews attempted life-saving measures but both Milenewicz and her 29-year-old son, Anthony Ray Penta, were pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators say 31-year-old Jesse Anthony Penta called 911, reported he had shot two people, and remained armed inside the residence. Negotiators contacted him by phone and he surrendered peacefully; officers arrested Jesse Penta and booked him on two counts of murder. A shelter-in-place advisory covered the neighborhood and a nearby school was locked down while SWAT and crisis negotiators secured the area.

Court filings and coroner identification confirmed the victims and ages; prosecutors allege Jesse Penta shot his mother and brother during the incident and he was held without bail as the case moved forward.

If anyone knew Chastity, her family, or saw activity near Abernathy Lane on September 2, please share information with investigators.