Winfred Avant Jr., 30, was one of two men killed in an early morning shooting on October 4, 2024, near Westside Road and Meadowbrook Drive in Redding, California. Family described Avant, known as Bookie, as generous, caring, and someone who brought joy to others; he enjoyed cooking and dancing and was remembered as the light of a room.

Two men died at the scene and three other adults were wounded and taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The other man killed was 22-year-old Isaiah Jacob Stanley, also a Redding resident.

Redding Police identified two suspects: 19-year-old Andrew Greer-Herrera of Lookout and 18-year-old Trevon Evanoff of Redding. Evanoff was apprehended in Reno, Nevada, on October 6, and Greer-Herrera was arrested in Siskiyou County on October 8. The Shasta County District Attorney charged both with two counts of first-degree murder and three counts of assault with a semi-automatic firearm; proceedings were under way as of April 2025.

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