Three people were arrested Wednesday in connection with the slaying of 33-year-old Vallejo resident David Joshua Barreda, whose body was found Nov. 26 in the trunk of a car parked on 40th Street.
Curtis Chapman, 20, Richard Hundley, 20, and Tammy Turney, 44, all of Sacramento, were all taken into custody on suspicion of murder early Wednesday morning, according to the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department.
"We got quite a few calls from people in the community," said sheriff's spokesman Sgt. R.L. Davis, adding that the tips led homicide investigators to the trio.
Sheriff's officials are still determining a motive in the slaying, Davis said. Deputies don't believe that Barreda was killed near the corner of 40th Street and 44th Avenue where his body was found, Davis said, but he refused to say where Barreda, also known as "Johnny Vidal" or "King Rizz," may have been killed for fear of jeopardizing the investigation.
Barreda's body was found in a white 1996 Ford Taurus by deputies who noticed blood leaking from the trunk.
Sheriff's investigators are not disclosing any potential relationship Barreda may have had with the three people arrest, Davis said.
Barreda had no known links to the Sacramento area, he said.
Anyone with additional information about this crime is urged to call the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department at 874-5115, or Crime Alert at 443-HELP. Callers can remain anonymous and may be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000.00.
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