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TUESDAY APRIL 3, 2012 www.redbluffdailynews.com Breaking news at: Lupus fighters Partly cloudy 68/43 Weather forecast 8B 41-year-old Corning man is being held in lieu of $1.3 million bail following an incident involving his estranged wife and another man. Corning Police DN Staff Report CORNING — A officers responded to the 1300 block of Center Street just 43-year-old former student of a small Christian univer- sity in California opened fire at the school Monday, killing at least seven people and setting off an intense, chaotic manhunt that ended with his capture at a nearby shopping center, authorities said. 7 dead, 3 hurt in school shooting OAKLAND (AP) — A Saenz DAILYNEWS See 4A Vitality RED BLUFF Sports 1B TEHAMACOUNTY DAILY 50¢ T H E V O I C E O F T E H A M A C O U N T Y S I N C E 1 8 8 5 Suspect arrested in attempted murder Firehouse wins pizza Munch Police Chief Howard Jordan said One L. Goh surrendered about an hour after the shooting at Oikos University. Jordan said police recovered the weapon they believe he used during the rampage. ''It's going to take us a Hunger games before 9 a.m. Friday when Darrell Tyson reported he had wrestled a handgun away from Jesus Alberto Saenz after shots had been fired, according to a Corn- ing Police Depart- ment press release issued Saturday. Tyson told offi- cers Saenz came to the residence after being told Tyson was at the residence of Saenz's estranged wife, the release said. Saenz fired a shot into the floor before turning the gun on Tyson and the woman and threatening to kill them. Tyson made a move to grab the gun and while he and Saenz struggled it went off a second time, firing into a mat- tress, the release said. A bullet a verbal argument and two loud bangs, which they believed to be doors hitting walls. Officers took the loaded .45 caliber pistol that Tyson says Madness By ANDREA WAGNER DN Staff Writer few days to put the pieces together,'' Jordan said. ''We do not have a motive.'' Police first received a 911 call at 10:33 a.m. reporting a woman on the ground bleeding. As more calls came in from the school, the first arriving officer found a victim suf- fering from a life-threaten- ing gunshot wound, he said. It was an ''extremely chaotic scene,'' Jordan said. More officers arrived and formed a perimeter around the school on the belief that the suspect was still inside, he said. ''Potential victims remained inside the build- ing either trapped by a locked door which officers were unable to open,'' Jor- dan said. Others were unable to flee because they were injured, he said. Jordan said there were about 35 people in or near the building when gunfire broke out. Of the seven fatalities, five died at the scene and another two at the hospital. Three wound- ed victims are in stable con- dition, he said. ''This unprecedented tragedy was shocking and senseless,'' Jordan said. Soon after the shooting, See DEAD, page 7A rant burned through the competition, emerging as the Daily News Munch Madness favorite pizza pro- ducer in Tehama County. Co-owner Brian Mar- tinez said they are "super excited" about the honor. "We're really glad to see we made it that far, espe- cially with all the other pizza places in Tehama County," Martinez said. Also chosen as the Firehouse Pizza Restau- favorite pizza place in the reader-voted "Tehama County Best of 2012" that was published over the weekend, Firehouse Pizza is on a roll. was found lodged in the carpet below the bed. gun, Tyson retreated from the residence. Saenz fled in his car. Neighbors reported hearing Able to gain control of the he took from Saenz, the release said. Officers went to Saenz's residence, about two miles east of Corning, and arrested him without incident. He was booked into Tehama County Jail on charges of attempted murder, shooting at an inhab- ited dwelling, terrorist threats, brandishing of a firearm and discharge of a firearm in a grossly negligent manner. Supercenter By ANDREA WAGNER DN Staff Writer City meeting on Walmart Martinez, 28, who grew up in Corning started the company with his friends Thomas Bobadilla, 28, Cisco Bobadilla, 26, and Mike Holtzinger, 25. Martinez started work- ing at pizza places when he was 12, he said. He met Thomas Bobadilla when he was a manager at the same establishment. Helping each other out, with little to start with, the group decided to go out on their own after working in the local pizza restaurant for years. They opened and oper- The Walmart Super- center project proposal is back for discussion as Red Bluff City Council hosts a public hearing on a proposed addition to the environmen- tal impact report Tuesday. Hosting the city council meeting at the Red Bluff Community-Senior Center, instead of at City Hall, the council will discuss adopt- ing the proposed addendum. The addition to the envi- ronmental impact report was written in response to a deci- sion by the court that there needed to be additional information in the report, said city planning director Scot Timboe. The Walmart Super- center proposal initiated in 2008 was stalled when the Citizens for a Healthy Com- munity sued the city about the project. A Tehama County Third Appellate District court filed a mandate Dec. 7, 2011, prompting the city to add onto the project proposal. Specific issues addressed in the addendum include an expanded noise study with more technical data and some parking lot issues. The Citizens for a Healthy Community has been involved from the beginning and don't think the project should be com- pleted at all, Timboe said. The noise factor is one of the reasons. heavily armed officers swarmed the school in a ated two restaurants in Lake County in the past six years, Martinez said. How- ever, the two-hour com- mute caused the men to look for a venue closer to home. They looked in Chico and Redding, but Red Bluff was the choice that fit, Mar- tinez said. They shut down the other two restaurants Daily News photo by Andrea Wagner Firehouse Pizza's Thomas Bobadilla tosses dough behind the scenes. Every pizza is scrutinized by the main cook before it is served. and opened up at 734 Main Street. Firehouse Pizza was named because the original restaurants were both locat- ed in front of fire stations, Martinez said. Although the new pizzeria isn't by a firehouse, the brick walls and wooden bench seats may be decorated with that theme in the future. Another co-owner in the business is Vincent Torres, who is soon deploying to Afghanistan in the military, but plans to return to Fire- house Pizza when he fin- ishes. What makes the pizza See PIZZA, page 7A The public is invited to join in the discussion during the public hearing. The hear- ing will begin at 7 p.m. at the community center, 1500 South Jackson St. The coun- cil will also be conducting its normal business. The agen- da includes a proclamation about "Dress Western Week" during the Round- Up activities April 14 to 22, and a public hearing on Community Development Block Grant application. Vista students set to say sayonara to new friends By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer A week-long visit ends today for 20 Japanese transfer students at Vista Middle School. The students who trav- eled with teacher Izutaro Furue came from several different schools in the rural areas of Japan to visit Red Bluff with the organi- zation PeopleLink, said guide Cindy Dixon. "It's been fabulous," Daily News photo by Julie Zeeb 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 Vista Middle School Seventh grader Jasmine Snider and Asuka Nagaishi, one of 20 Japanese exchange students visiting the school for a week, work on classwork Monday at Vista. said Vista Principal Susan- na Winstead. "It's a whole cultural experience not only for them, but our stu- dents as well. It's nice to see the acceptance of other students and cultures, especially at this age." Winstead said she espe- cially enjoyed the interac- tion between the students from seeing the Vista stu- dents asking the Japanese students to translate their names and write them down to watching them participate in lunch time activities such as three- legged races last Thursday. Eighth grader Michaela Black has enjoyed the chance to try new foods, she said. "The whole experience has been amazing with triple A's and Z's," Black said. "It's pretty cool because the food they give us taste better. 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