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Shasta Lake shooting update: Churulich faces 23 felonies; wounded mother shares recovery struggle
Reese Churulich faces 23 felony charges after a Shasta Lake shooting and pursuit into Redding, California. Arabella Pangelina shares her recovery needs.
REDDING, SHASTA LAKE, LOCAL NEWS - A Shasta Lake mother wounded in a shooting that preceded a police pursuit into Redding, California, says she is facing a difficult recovery while trying to care for her young son.
Court records list 23 felony charges against 32-year-old Reese Colton Churulich in connection with the November 3rd incident, which ended with officers shooting and wounding him near Cypress Avenue and Hartnell Avenue.
The filings and the mother’s public account provide additional details about the Northern California case first covered by North State Now on November 4th.
Court records outline charges
The court’s filing history lists a criminal complaint dated November 6th, along with entries labeled Third Strike filing and domestic violence filing.
The charge listing includes multiple attempted murder counts, assault with a semiautomatic firearm on a peace officer, shooting at an inhabited dwelling or vehicle, evading officers, and firearm and ammunition offenses. A separate misdemeanor count alleges violation of a court protective order.
Numerous special allegations accompany the felony charges, including allegations involving firearm use, a prior serious conviction and violent conduct.
These court filings followed the initial arrest warrant announced by the Shasta County Sheriff’s Office, which included two attempted murder counts and several other offenses.
Mother describes injuries and financial needs
Arabella Pangelina shares her account in a GoFundMe campaign she organized, titled “Help Arabella and RJ Heal.”
Pangelina says her former boyfriend, who is also her child’s father, shot her in the back during an attack at her home. She describes being disabled from the waist down and says she is hoping to regain movement in her legs.
She says being unable to care for her baby as she previously could has been especially painful. The fundraiser seeks help with medical bills and everyday expenses as she and her son work toward recovery and stability.
Her statement expresses hope for improved mobility and does not say her condition is permanent.
How the shooting led to a pursuit into Redding
According to the Shasta County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to a reported shooting at a home in the 3000 block of Los Gatos Avenue in Shasta Lake around 7:54 p.m. on November 3rd.
Deputies located the suspect’s vehicle traveling east on Fort Peck Street and began a pursuit. Officers from other agencies joined as the chase crossed jurisdictional boundaries.
Authorities allege Churulich fired at pursuing officers multiple times before officers stopped his vehicle near Cypress Avenue and Hartnell Avenue in Redding using a PIT maneuver.
The Sheriff’s Office says Churulich then exited the vehicle and fired at officers, who returned gunfire. He was wounded and hospitalized. The woman injured at the Shasta Lake home was also taken to a hospital. No officers were injured.
In its initial release, the Sheriff’s Office said Churulich was in custody under a no-bail warrant and would be booked into the Shasta County Jail after his medical release.
The Shasta County Multi-Agency Officer Involved Critical Incident Response Team was activated to investigate the shooting involving officers.
All charges and special allegations remain unproven. Churulich is presumed innocent unless proven guilty.
Sources: Shasta County Sheriff’s Office media release, court records and Arabella Pangelina’s GoFundMe statement.
GoFundMe: Help Arabella and RJ Heal