- Home
- Cases
- Get Involved
- Community
- Tools
- Info
-
Account
- NOT A MEMBER
Become a Member! - LOGIN
- NOT A MEMBER
- Search Cases
Claybern Lozano, 45, was shot and killed on October 24, 2019, during a shooting at a residence near the Corning airport in Corning, California. Jason Neil Young, 48, was arrested and initially charged with Lozano’s murder after the incident. Young told investigators he acted in self-defense, saying Lozano made a violent, unwelcome entry into his home and that he fired because he feared for his life.
Early court hearings noted that the physical evidence collected by investigators did not initially support Young’s claim. Later DNA testing by the California Department of Justice found Lozano’s blood on curtains inside Young’s home, evidence that investigators said indicated Lozano had entered the residence before he was shot. Based on that evidence and California’s laws allowing the use of lethal force to defend oneself or others inside the home when the threat is immediate and the response reasonable, the Tehama County District Attorney’s Office dropped the murder charge against Young.
Does anyone have information about Lozano’s movements that night or eyewitness accounts from near the Corning airport residence?