Following a series of crimes including a shooting, a carjacking, and driving a car through Walmart, police shot and killed a woman when she came toward him with two knives.
Agency: Redding Police Department
Motive: Shooting
Confrontation Type: Violent Crime
Service Call: Yes
Body Camera: No
Official Disposition: Pending investigation
Victim Name: Tara Rae Liubakka
Death Date: December 24, 2020
County: Shasta
Geography: Suburban
Gender: Female
Age: 39
Race: White
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: knife
Threat Level: other
Fleeing: Foot
Washington Post Database ID: 6461