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ByJulieZeeb jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Zeeb on Twitter RED BLUFF RedBluffPoliceidentifiedthegun- shot victim in Wednesday's fatal incident as 32-year-old Noel Lopez of Red Bluff. Although the investigation is still on-going, homicide has been ruled out in Lopez's death, Sgt. Kevin Busekist said in a press release issued about 4:30 p.m. Wednesday. Police responded at 11:32 a.m. to 1750 Scott- sdale Way for a report of a gunshot victim at an apartment complex on the corner of Walnut Street and Scottsdale. Lifesaving efforts were at- tempted by Red Bluff Fire personnel and para- medics. Police Chief Kyle Sanders confirmed just be- fore noon, shortly after an empty stretcher was brought out of the residence, that the victim was not transported from the scene and had died of a gunshot wound at the scene. There were no other injured parties. Information on where the gunshot injury was located was not released. A neighbor across the street said she was home around the time the call came out on the scan- ner, but did not hear a gunshot. Officers were joined by Tehama County Dis- trict Attorney's Office Investigators. Red Bluff Fire Department and ambulance personnel as- sisted. Nothing further was available Wednesday af- ternoon. SCOTTSDALE WAY Victim infatal shooting identified Investigationrulesouthomicide PATHwillholditsannualPATH Walk at 9 a.m. Saturday at Main and Willow to support its winter shelter. REMINDER PATHWalksetfor Saturday morning Between the hottest July on record and having to cut back on watering I'm amazed at how many survived. PAGEA3 COMMUNITY Garden Club: There were survivors A powerful magnitude-8.3 earthquake hit off Chile's northern coast Wednesday night. PAGE B6 SOUTH AMERICA Strong quake shakes Chile capital Seven hikers became trapped when a flash flood filled the chasm with water, killing at least six of them. PAGE B4 UTAH Floods trap 7 people in narrow Utah canyon By Julie Zeeb jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Zeeb on Twitter REDBLUFF A thunderstorm rolled through Red Bluff Tuesday evening bringing with it a bit of wind and rain, and the inclement weather continued to hit the North State Wednesday as well. While the thunder and lightening did come through Tehama County there were no significant fires caused by the lightning activity, a Cal Fire spokeswoman said. The Tehama-Glenn Unit received a few calls Tuesday about smoke during the day, but it was most likely com- ing from agricultural burn- ers who were taking advan- tage of the cool, wet weather, the spokeswoman said. A call was made to the Pacific Gas and Electric Co. Media Line and there were no significant outages caused by the storm, the PG&E spokeswoman said. While there was a short period of decent rain- fall, there was not a large amount accumulated in Te- hama County. Cottonwood received the most rainfall at 1.04 inches in a 24-hour period as of about 1 p.m. Wednesday, according to a map provided on the Na- tional Weather Service web- site. A station at the Lassen Lodge near Mineral had the next highest amount at 0.24 inches followed by Mineral, which received 0.17 inches. Red Bluff was not far behind at 0.15 inches of rain while areas west of Red Bluff re- STORM Thunderstorm,rainrollthroughTehamaCounty COURTESY OF RONALD WILLIAMS This was taken about 3miles south of the Walmart Distribution Center on Flores Avenue on Tuesday night. By Heather Hoelscher hhoelscher@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Heather on Twitter RED BLUFF Members of the community, Future Farm- ers of America, and Valley Veterinary Clinic are lend- ing a helping hand to those affected by the Valley Fire by setting up donation lo- cations for people to come and support. Erik Vaillette, of Red Bluff, was originally from the Sonoma and Lake coun- ties area and felt helping was something he had to do. Sunday evening he came up with a plan and started posting to 530needs.com to let people know of his par- ticipation in the efforts to help those affected by the Valley Fire in Lake, Sonoma and Napa counties. Vaillette has set up at Raley's and has received an abundance of donations. People have donated food, hay, animal food, leg wraps, tents, toys and more. His ef- forts have already made a difference as he has taken 38 sleeping bags and 68 cases of water. Vaillette has partnered with Eileen Aggi, of Chico, who he calls "the miracle transporter." She drives the trailer full of donations to the Moose Lodge in Clear Lake Oaks. She will leave around 5 p.m. to head to Clear Lake and will get back around 2 a.m. Vaillette originally planned on setting up one day but because of the great turn out and all the dona- tions he has decided to keep it going. "We will keep com- ing out if people keep show- ing up," he said. Aggi has already done three trips to Clear Lake and raised about $1,500 since Monday, he said. The Moose Lodge has been assisting those who have lost their homes or who have been evacuated, Vaillette said, making food for those who are living in tents near by. The lodge is asking for any help from nurses who can volunteer their time to help. To reach the lodge, call (707)998-3740. To donate or for more in- formation, call Vaillette at 366-1322. For donations that need to be picked, call Aggi at 343-0933. Others involved with the spurt of donating are the FIRES COMMUNITY HELPING VALLEY FIRE VICTIMS COURTESY PHOTO Red Bluff FFA students have collected donations of hay, among other things, Tuesday for animals in need at the Valley Fire. HEATHER HOELSCHER — DAILY NEWS Erik Vaillette set up a donation station at Raley's in Red Bluff to help victims of the Valley Fire in Lake, Sonoma and Napa counties. Community.....A3 Lifestyles........A4 A+E ..................A5 Opinion............A6 Sports.............. B1 Weather ..........B8 INDEX DONATION PAGE 7 STORM PAGE 7 By Julie Pace and Steve Peoples The Associated Press SIMI VALLEY Along with the back-and-forth bickering over Donald Trump, the Republican presidential contest took a substantive and se- rious turn in Wednesday's prime-time debate, with candidates wrangling over immigration, gay marriage and foreign affairs. The policy shift quieted Trump, the brash bil- lionaire who has roiled the GOP field, for long stretches during the three-hour debate and ap- peared to come as a relief to other candidates who have struggled to break through. Carly Fiorina, the only woman in the GOP field, was one of the main benefactors, launch- ing an emotional plea for defunding Planned Par- enthood, touting her experience in business and taking aim at Trump for derogatory comments he made about her appearance. Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, who came into the debate facing questions about whether he had the grit to take on Trump, also engaged directly with the real es- tate mogul while still trying to fulfill his prom- ise to run a joyful campaign. "We're going to take the hopeful, optimistic approach," Bush said during an exchange with 2016 PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN GOP candidates debate Russia, immigration — and Trump DEBATE PAGE 7 » redbluffdailynews.com Thursday, September 17, 2015 50CENTS AN EDITION OF THE CHICO ENTERPRISE-RECORD Good morning, thanks for subscribing Linton Brown STATE THEATRE Renowned pianist to take stage tonight A & E A5 ROTARY Club to host Harvest for Healthfundraiser Lifestyles A4 FollowtheDailyNews on Twitter to keep pace with breaking news and events @REDBLUFFNEWS FOLLOWUS ONTWITTER Volume130,issue215 7 58551 69001 9 Warmer High: Low: 78 56 » PAGE B8