Gregory Dean Mitchoff, 62, was shot and killed on June 11, 2018, in South Lake Tahoe, California. He was found on Spruce Avenue severely injured and was taken to Barton Memorial Hospital, where he died of his wounds. Born April 28, 1956, in Portland, Oregon, Mitchoff had moved to California with his family in 1962 and worked as a carpenter and property manager; he enjoyed water activities and snow sports.

Investigators say the shooting followed an argument that escalated into gunfire. Witnesses reported hearing shots and seeing a speeding car leave the scene; police identified a light-colored Pontiac Aztek as the probable getaway vehicle. The El Dorado County Sheriff’s Department and California Highway Patrol assisted the South Lake Tahoe Police Department in the investigation, and a suspect was later taken into custody after a standoff and booked into the El Dorado County Jail.

If anyone has information about the shooting on Spruce Avenue or saw the vehicle that fled, please come forward to assist the investigation.