Man apprehended in Corvallis shooting death, attempted murder of Eugene woman
A California man wanted in the weekend shooting death of a woman in a Corvallis home and the attempted murder of her sister is in custody.
Corvallis Police arrived at a home near NW Cleveland Avenue and NW Highland Drive at 7:21 p.m. Saturday and found Vonetta Johnson, 34, dead on the kitchen floor of the home.
Johnson's sister, Ciara Page, 24, of Eugene, was found next to Johnson with serious injuries to her shoulder and head from an apparent gunshot. Page was rushed to a hospital where she remained in stable condition Monday.
Johnson's two children were in the home at the time of the shooting but were unharmed, according to the Corvallis Police Department.
Johnson's boyfriend, Jerry Bruce Mitchell Sr., 53, of Long Beach, California, was located later Saturday night near Medford. Mitchell was arrested by California Highway Patrol officers after a 45-minute high-speed pursuit. He was being held in the Siskiyou County Jail pending extradition arrangements.
An arrest warrant was filed by Benton County Circuit Court for first-degree murder, attempted murder in the first degree, unlawful use of a weapon, and possession of weapons by certain felons.
An investigation remained ongoing.
Haleigh Kochanski is a breaking news and public safety reporter for The Register-Guard. You may reach her at HKochanski@gannett.com.
This article originally appeared on Register-Guard: One woman dead, her sister seriously injured in Corvallis shooting
