Sacramento Shooting Suspect: London Nightclub Suspect Identified – Six people were killed and 10 wounded in a shooting in downtown Sacramento early on Sunday, the police said.
The shooting happened at about 2 a.m. near the city’s Capitol Park, where restaurants and bars pack the downtown. The circumstances leading up to the shooting were not immediately clear.
Kathy Lester, who was sworn in on March 17 as the new chief of the Sacramento Police Department, said at a news conference on Sunday morning that when officers responded to the scene, they found a large crowd and multiple people who had been shot “in a really tragic situation.”
The authorities were still searching for the gunman, though it was not clear how many people might have opened fire, Chief Lester said.
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Officials did not release further details about the victims or their conditions. The authorities maintained a large police presence on Sunday in the area where the shooting occurred.
Darrell Steinberg, the mayor of Sacramento, said on Twitter that “words can’t express my shock and sadness this morning,” adding that “rising gun violence is the scourge of our city, state and nation.”
“The numbers of dead and wounded are difficult to comprehend,” Mr. Steinberg said. “We await more information about exactly what transpired in this tragic incident.”
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Downtown Sacramento Shooting: 6 dead, at least 10 injured | Updates. The shooting happened at about 2 a.m. at 10th and J streets downtown.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Police say six people are dead and at least ten others have been injured after a shooting early Sunday morning in downtown Sacramento.
Sacramento Police Chief Kathy Lester said at a news conference that police were patrolling the area at about 2 a.m. when they heard gunfire. When they arrived at the scene, they found a large crowd gathered on the street and six people dead. Another 10 either took themselves or were transported to hospitals.
Authorities don’t know whether one or more suspects were involved and are asking for the public’s help in identifying who is responsible. Lester did not give specifics on the type of gun used.
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This is “a very complex and complicated scene,” she said. Lester issued a plea to the public, asking for witnesses or anyone with recordings of the incident to contact police.
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Video posted on Twitter showed people running through the street as the sound of rapid gunfire could be heard in the background. Video showed multiple ambulances had been sent to the scene.
Berry Accius of Sacramento’s Voice of the Youth said he came to the area at about 2:30 a.m. and found a “chaotic” scene.
“A lot of victims with blood, just watching some of the families that didn’t know if their loved one was alive, running, trying to figure out what was happening, people distraught, people discombobulated,” Accius said. “It was just horrific.”
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The scene of the shooting is packed with restaurants and bars. It leads to the Golden One Center, where the Sacramento Kings play basketball.
“Another shooting. More lives lost. The national gun violence epidemic has hit our community – again,” wrote Sacramento city council member Katie Valenzuela on Twitter.
Accius said the area, a popular nightlife spot, should have been safe.
“I’m just shocked that somebody would come here to a place where it should be safe and do something as heinous as this with multiple victims, not only just shot but dead in our city,” Accius said. “Right here in downtown, in a safe space.”
