"Renia Lewis, 28, was last seen Friday and was reported missing Sunday before her body was found behind a "concealed entry into the attic" of a Vallejo home, the Vallejo Police Department announced in a news release. The search for Lewis led investigators to a home on 14th street, where officers saw "indications that the missing woman may have been inside the residence at some point before going missing," so they went inside, the news release said. Officers searched the rooms, closets and places a person could hide but couldn't find Lewis."
"On Monday, police activated an Ebony Alert for Lewis, which is an alert system designed to help find missing Black women and children, and asked for help from the FBI. On Tuesday, acting on "new investigative information," officers returned to the home on 14th Street and did a more thorough search, discovering the hidden entry to the attic, police said. Douglas Irwin Shaw, 41, was named as the suspect in her killing and arrested. Shaw allegedly told detectives that he was responsible for the crime and booked into the Solano County Jail on suspicion of murder, according to the release."
A 28-year-old woman, Renia Lewis, was last seen Friday and reported missing Sunday. Investigators traced leads to a Vallejo home on 14th Street and initially searched the residence without locating her. Police activated an Ebony Alert and sought FBI assistance. Acting on new investigative information, officers returned to the home and discovered a concealed entry to the attic behind a secret wall, where Lewis's body was found. Douglas Irwin Shaw, 41, was named as the suspect, allegedly confessed to detectives, and was booked into Solano County Jail on suspicion of murder. Police expressed condolences to the victim's family.
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