Mendocino Co.: Deputies Identify Man Shot, Killed During Argument Last Week

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The Mendocino County Sheriff's Office on Tuesday identified a man shot and killed last week in Point Arena, allegedly during an argument.

Point Arena resident Pan Jasper Brady, 47, allegedly shot and killed 54-year-old Kevin Taeuffer, who was from Annapolis in Sonoma County.

Sheriff's deputies received a call at 8:06 p.m. Thursday from Brady, saying he shot someone.

Brady allegedly told deputies during an argument between him and the victim, Brady pulled a handgun and shot Taeuffer. Deputies said Brady then secured the gun and waited for law enforcement.

Officers arrived to the location in the 38500 block of Eureka Hill Road and found Taeuffer dead from at least one gunshot wound.

Deputies arrested Brady and booked him into Mendocino County Jail on suspicion of homicide and using a firearm during the commission of a homicide. He is being held on $1 million bail.

An autopsy for Taeuffer was scheduled for Wednesday.

The Sheriff's Office asks anyone with information about the case to contact detectives at (707) 463-4086. Anonymous tips can be left at (707) 234-2100.

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