Anthony Ray Penta, 29, a White/Caucasian male from Redding, California, died on September 2, 2025, after being shot outside a home on Abernathy Lane. First responders pronounced him dead at the scene alongside his mother, 47-year-old Chastity Milenewicz, according to the Shasta County Coroner. The location was identified as the 10000 block of Abernathy Lane, and the incident was recorded as a double homicide that afternoon.
Investigators named Jesse Anthony Penta, 31, as the suspect. Police reported that the suspect himself called 911 and said he had shot two people, leading officers to the scene. He was arrested by Redding Police on September 2, 2025, and booked on two counts of murder; court records and booking logs indicate he was held without bail and later appeared in Shasta County Court on September 5, 2025.
Authorities described a swift response after reports of shots fired around early afternoon; dispatch records placed the call just after 1 p.m., and the victims were found outside the residence. The incident address corresponds with public incident logs for that date, and local coverage detailed the immediate lockdown and the subsequent release of a new suspect image by police as the investigation unfolded.
Obituaries published soon after the shooting confirm that Anthony Ray Penta, 29, of Redding, died on September 2, 2025. Memorial pages and gun-violence records echo the same date, place, and age, corroborating law-enforcement accounts while the criminal case against the alleged shooter proceeds in Shasta County.
