Parking lot fight between men, age 81 and 70, leaves 1 dead

An 81-year-old Paynes Creek man died today after hitting his head during a fight with another man in the parking lot of the Redding Costco, police said.

Just before 11 a.m. Monday police responded to a report of the fight in the Costco parking lot at 1300 Dana Drive.

There, officers found Robert Leonard Mix lying on the sidewalk in front of the store. He was conscious and speaking with medics, Redding police Sgt. Al Mellon said.

Witnesses told police Mix was sitting in his Dodge pickup waiting for a parking space, which was causing congestion in the parking lot.

Gerald Eugene Carpenter, 70, of Lakehead walked by the pickup, hitting Mix on the arm, Mellon said.
The two began arguing about Mix’s truck blocking traffic and Carpenter challenged Mix to a fight, police said.  More

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