Overview
- Prosecutors charged Douglas Irwin Shaw, 41, with murder and alleged in filings that a knife was used; he is being held without bail with a first court appearance set for Thursday.
- Police say Shaw was arrested at his workplace and provided a statement admitting responsibility before being booked into the Solano County Jail.
- Investigators found Lewis, 28, behind a concealed entry to an attic at a 14th Street property after returning Tuesday with a search warrant.
- Authorities had activated a statewide Ebony Alert and requested FBI assistance, while family searches using a phone-tracking app led relatives to her phone on a nearby school roof.
- Officials have not released a cause of death or motive, and it is unclear how Lewis and Shaw knew each other; the case is being handled as Vallejo’s 14th homicide of the year.