Sacramento shooting: multiple shooters, 6 dead; stolen gun recovered at scene

Six folks had been fatally shot and one other dozen had been injured when a number of shooters opened fireplace in downtown Sacramento as folks flooded out of bars and eating places round 2:00 a.m. on Sunday morning, officers stated. 

“We all know that a big struggle occurred simply previous to the capturing and we’ve confirmed that there are a number of shooters,” Sacramento Police Chief Kathy Lester stated at a press convention on Sunday afternoon. 

Three of the deceased victims are girls and the opposite three are males.

Investigators at the moment are combing by way of a whole lot of items of proof throughout a number of metropolis blocks, together with surveillance video and photographs taken by members of the general public. 

The Sacramento Police Division stated that it’s conscious of at the very least one video on social media that seems to indicate a struggle previous the capturing and encouraged members of the general public to submit any proof they’ve. 

“We have now video from our police digicam at tenth and Ok Avenue that captured parts of the capturing and we’ve obtained a number of movies and ideas from members of the general public. We’re deeply grateful for that and I wish to thank the general public for his or her help,” Chief Lester stated Sunday. 

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One stolen handgun was recovered on the scene. No suspects are in custody at the moment. 

“I’ve each confidence that Chief Lester and the hardworking women and men of the police division are going to seek out who was accountable,” Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg stated Sunday. 

Officers from Mayor Steinberg to Gov. Gavin Newsom known as for stricter gun legal guidelines within the wake of the capturing. 

“What we do know at this level is that one other mass casualty capturing has occurred, leaving households with misplaced family members, a number of people injured and a group in grief,” Newsom stated in a press release on Sunday morning. “The scourge of gun violence continues to be a disaster in our nation, and we should resolve to deliver an finish to this carnage.”

It was the second mass capturing in California’s capital this yr. On Feb. 28, 39-year-old David Mora shot and killed his three daughters, their chaperone, and himself throughout a supervised visitation in a Church, officers stated. 

There have been 55 murders in Sacramento in 2021, a 31% improve over 2020, in line with Sacramento Police Division knowledge. The town additionally noticed a 30% improve in rapes and a 27% improve in motorized vehicle thefts. 

It was the deadliest yr for Sacramento since 2006, when 57 folks had been murdered, the Sacramento Bee reviews. 

Homicides surged 17% final yr in 4 of California’s main cities – Los Angeles, Oakland, San Diego, and San Francisco – in line with a preliminary evaluation of knowledge by the Public Coverage Institute of California.