A 33-year-old Red Bluff man has been arrested for attempted murder and robbery. Police say at around 10 O’clock Monday night Luis Lopez Jr. walked into the Circle K on Antelope Boulevard and bought something, then went to his car and retrieved a gun, which he brought back inside and pointed at the clerk, demanding money. The clerk ran for his life toward the back of the store as Lopez reportedly fired multiple rounds at him from close range, missing every time. When officers arrived the clerk was hiding in a back room. Surveillance footage showed Lopez’s car and license plate number. The car was found parked at Lopez’s home on Union Street. A SWAT Team was assembled and Tuesday morning Lopez was arrested at his home without incident.
-Steve Gibson