It was about 10 p.m. Friday when reporter Almendra Carpizo texted me a Stockton Police Department announcement that an arrest had been made in the murder of Michael Donaghy, executive director of the Stockton/San Joaquin Emergency Food Bank.
Donaghy had been found slain about a week earlier at a rental home he owned in the 9000 block of Valley Oak Drive, Stockton.
Family members said he had returned home from work and had gone out to run errands, including going to talk to a tenant about rent and picking up dinner before returning home.
There was one phrase in the police statement that was most chilling: “Investigators believe this was not a random act.”
The news broke too late for publication in the print edition of Saturday’s Record, so we turned to Recordnet.com. A short story can be found here .
There will be additional coverage in the Sunday Record and online.
But this most recent news happened late on the eve of services for Donaghy. Those are scheduled for 4 p.m. today (Sat. Jan 13) at Quail Lakes Baptist Church, Stockton. The family will hold a press conference before the services.
Surely, this news will make what was already to be an emotional day, even more heartrending for family and friends.