Sacramento shooting

Police nearby responded to the gunfire and came across a "very large crowd", police chief Katherine Lester said. No suspect is yet in custody in the wake of the ...

Video showed people running in the streets of downtown Sacramento with the sound of gunfire in the background.

Lester, who did not give specifics on the type of gun used, said the area was “a very complex and complicated" crime scene. Berry Accius, a community activist, said he arrived at the scene shortly after the shooting. Chief Kathy Lester said officers arriving at the scene around 2 a.m. found bodies on the street amid a large crowd gathered outside a string of bars and restaurants.

Police are hunting for one or more suspects and are asking for the public's help in identifying who is responsible.

The shootings in Sacramento happened as another incident occurred in Dallas, Texas, where one person was killed and 10 others injured during a shooting at an outdoor concert on Saturday night. Berry Accius of youth mentorship non-profit Sacramento’s Voice of the Youth, said he found a “chaotic” situation at the scene, TV station KXTV reported. rising gun violence is the scourge of our city, state and nation, and I support all actions to reduce it.” “Officers located at least 15 shooting victims, including 6 who are deceased,” the police said in a statement. Sacramento police chief Kathy Lester said at a news conference that police were patrolling the area at about 2am after hearing gunfire. The numbers of dead and wounded are difficult to comprehend…

SACRAMENTO, Calif (AP) — Police in California are searching for at least one suspect in connection with a mass shooting early Sunday in downtown Sacramento ...

“The first thing I saw was like victims. Madalyn Woodard, 17, who was also staying at the same hotel, said she saw a crowd of people sprinting down the street. This is “a very complex and complicated scene,” she said. Kay Harris, 32, said she was asleep when one of her family members called to say they thought her brother had been killed. Kelsey Schar, 18, was staying on the fourth floor of Citizen Hotel when she said she heard gunshots. “What we do know at this point is that another mass casualty shooting has occurred, leaving families with lost loved ones, multiple individuals injured and a community in grief. When they arrived at the scene, they found a large crowd gathered on the street and six people dead. David Mora, 39, was armed with a homemade semiautomatic rifle-style weapon, though he was under a restraining order that barred him from possessing a firearm. Video showed multiple ambulances at the scene. His daughters were 13, 10 and 9 years old. I could see the bloody napkins they were using,” Woodard said. 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.

Multiple people were shot early Sunday in downtown Sacramento, California, police said.

"Sadly, we once again mourn the lives lost and for those injured in yet another horrendous act of gun violence. "What we do know at this point is that another mass casualty shooting has occurred, leaving families with lost loved ones, multiple individuals injured and a community in grief. Our new Police Chief, Kathy Lester, has made it a top priority, and I stand firmly behind her." We await more information about exactly what transpired in this tragic incident." The conditions of the victims were not immediately known, police said. Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg posted a message on Twitter, saying: "Words can't express my shock & sadness this morning.

The Sacramento Police Department has closed down several downtown streets near 10th and K streets and is investigating a shooting that has left at least six ...

Lester said the shooting occurred around 2 a.m. in the area of 10th and K streets. Police officers nearby heard gunfire and responded to the scene, she said.

"Words can't express my shock & sadness this morning," Mayor Darrell Steinberg said in a tweet. Police officers nearby heard gunfire and responded to the scene, she said. We await more information about exactly what transpired in this tragic incident."

The downtown attack happened around 2 a.m. Sunday as bars were closing, and the shooter...

“Where the police at?” What we do know at this point is that another mass casualty shooting has occurred, leaving families with lost loved ones, multiple individuals injured and a community in grief. The K Street corridor, once the capital city’s thriving entertainment and nightlife hub, has begun rebounding in recent months after the COVID-19 pandemic forced many businesses to stay shuttered for the better part of two years. “I saw a young lady with blood all over her clothing, bleeding from her forehead; a mother frantically asking law enforcement if her son was one of the victims because she knew he had been out (and) was getting phone calls,” he said. “This terrible event is only going to steel us and deepen our commitment to doing just that,” Steinberg said. The group wailed as law enforcement briefed them, and Pamela Harris, Sergio Harris’ mother, cried out “my baby!” Police released a midday statement confirming confirmed six people died at the scene and 12 other had “varying degrees of injuries” followingthe tragedy that left Sacramento with “a broken heart,” in the words of its mayor, Darrell Steinberg. “Something like this you don’t ever think is going to happen in this kind of community, but unfortunately gun violence is community-wide,” he said. “That was more dangerous, the way people were panicking.” The area of the shooting is a popular nightlife zone, near the Downtown Commons shopping mall and the Golden 1 sports arena. Another bystander said he had perished in the massacre. Just after the group moved, “I just heard like an automatic,” Pickett said.

The shooting occurred outside crowded bars in the downtown area early Sunday.

She said that it was unclear how many people had opened fire, and that no one was in custody. Earlier that night Tyler, the Creator had performed at the nearby Golden 1 Center. SACRAMENTO — At least six people were killed and 12 wounded in downtown Sacramento early Sunday, the authorities said, after gunfire erupted outside a strip of crowded bars where nightlife had recently rebounded as the coronavirus pandemic ebbed.

At least six people were killed and 10 people were hurt in a mass shooting in the center of Sacramento, California, early Sunday, police said.

“What we do know at this point is that another mass casualty shooting has occurred, leaving families with lost loved ones, multiple individuals injured and a community in grief." At about 9 a.m. local time, police said they were aware of a social media video that may show an altercation before the shooting. "The first thing I saw was like victims. 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. "Enough is enough. Authorities don’t know whether one or more suspects were involved.

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 ...

The Sacramento Police Department says the shooting happened early Sunday morning.

“The first thing I saw was like victims. “Not knowing anything is just hard to face.” The area where Sunday’s shooting occurred is packed with restaurants and bars. Her friend, Madalyn Woodard said she saw a crowd in the street scatter amid the gunfire. Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg decried rising gun violence at the news conference and said city officials would support the victims. Kay Harris, 32, told AP she was asleep when one of her family members called to say they thought her brother Sergio Harris had been killed. Kelsey Schar, 18, was staying on the fourth floor of Citizen Hotel when she said she heard gunshots and saw flashes in the dark. They found a large crowd gathered and six people dead in the street. Sacramento Police Chief Kathy Lester said at a news conference that police were patrolling the area two blocks from the Capitol at about 2 a.m. when they heard gunfire and rushed to the scene. “Our community deserves better than this.” David Mora, 39, was armed with a homemade semiautomatic rifle-style weapon, even though he was under a restraining order that prohibited him from possessing a firearm. Asked if authorities were searching for one or more than one suspects, Lester told reporters that she did not know.

A shooting in downtown Sacramento early on Sunday has left at least six people dead and nine people wounded, the police said. Details about the shooting ...

She said that it was unclear how many people had opened fire, and that no one was in custody. Earlier that night Tyler, the Creator had performed at the nearby Golden 1 Center. SACRAMENTO — At least six people were killed and 12 wounded in downtown Sacramento early Sunday, the authorities said, after gunfire erupted outside a strip of crowded bars where nightlife had recently rebounded as the coronavirus pandemic ebbed.

The Sacramento Police Department says the shooting happened early Sunday morning.

“The first thing I saw was like victims. “Not knowing anything is just hard to face.” They found a large crowd gathered and six people dead in the street. A stolen handgun was found at the scene that Lester described as “really complex and complicated.” Kay Harris, 32, told AP she was asleep when one of her family members called to say they thought her brother Sergio Harris had been killed. Police urged witnesses or anyone with recordings of the shooting to contact police. “Our community deserves better than this.” Nightclubs close at 2 a.m. and it’s normal for streets to be full of people at that hour. “This morning our city has a broken heart,” Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg said. Security guards from a nearby nightclub rushed to help the girl with what looked like napkins to try to stanch the bleeding. David Mora, 39, was armed with a homemade semiautomatic rifle-style weapon, even though he was under a restraining order that prohibited him from possessing a firearm. Sgt. Zach Eaton, a police department spokesman, said investigators believe there were at least two shooters.

Police in California are searching for multiple suspects in connection with a mass shooting early Sunday in downtown Sacramento that claimed six lives and ...

SACRAMENTO — Six people were killed and at least 12 were hospitalized after multiple shooters fired in downtown Sacramento early Sunday, police said, ...

Three of the victims were juveniles.“A preliminary investigation determined that at the event, one individual fired a gun into the air, then another unknown individual fired a gun in the crowd’s direction,” Dallas police said in a statement. Identities of the victims were not provided.Lester said police in the area heard the gunshots and arrived at the corner of 10th and K streets to find a “very large crowd” and several shooting victims. “We know these lives were not the only lives impacted by gun violence,” President Biden said in the statement. He said police encouraged anyone with relevant video to submit it to the department through a link or the QR code it provided.Bailey Willis, of Lincoln, Calif., said she and her husband witnessed the aftermath from the third floor of the Citizen Hotel, where they were staying. Lester said it was unclear whether the shooting was “associated with any particular club or event.”There were still bodies on the street as of 10:30 a.m. local time, according to a law enforcement official who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the matter publicly.Police mustered a large presence at the scene throughout Sunday, closing a swath of downtown two blocks wide and four blocks long. “We just saw these people terrified and they were screaming and holding each other and the cops were just barricading.”Terra Henry, of Carmichael, Calif., who also was staying at the hotel, said she saw a man running and crying, “My baby’s gone, my baby’s gone.”Officials have opened City Hall, which will serve as an information center for victims’ families, with city staff and police on hand, Sacramento police announced.“Thoughts and prayers are not nearly enough,” Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg (D) said at a news conference. The crime scene, Lester said, is “very complex and complicated.”Police are investigating a video posted to social media showing a brawl unfolding on a sidewalk as the shooting erupts. How many unending tragedies does it take before we begin to cure the sickness in this country?” Earlier, Steinberg wrote on Twitter, “The numbers of dead and wounded are difficult to comprehend.”Words can’t express my shock & sadness this morning. They have yet to make an arrest and are asking for help from the public in identifying potential suspects or motives, Sacramento Police Chief Kathy Lester said.Lester confirmed that multiple shooters were involved, with officials having recovered what they said was a stolen handgun. The violence broke out shortly after 2 a.m. local time, leaving bodies on the ground and sending people running for cover in this popular nightlife destination lined with bars and clubs a block from the state Capitol.Sacramento police said they are still trying to establish what prompted the shooting, how it unfolded, and who is responsible. “We can’t confirm if that fight is what caused the shooting, or if there were two things going on at once,” Eaton said. 6 dead, at least 12 injured in Sacramento shooting, police sayPolice confirmed multiple shooters were involved with officials having recovered a stolen handgunThe scene where police said six people were killed and at least 12 were injured in Sacramento. (Melina Mara/The Washington Post)SACRAMENTO — Six people were killed and at least 12 were hospitalized after multiple shooters fired in downtown Sacramento early Sunday, police said, in what authorities called another senseless mass shooting.

An urgent search is underway for multiple suspects after a shooting in downtown Sacramento, California, left six people dead and 12 others injured early ...

"The scourge of gun violence continues to be a crisis in our country, and we must resolve to bring an end to this carnage," he said in a statement.President Joe Biden noted Sacramento was "another community devastated by gun violence," and called on Congress to act on gun control measures. He said Sacramento would continue to invest in programs addressing early intervention and violence prevention for young people.6 dead, at least 12 wounded after a shooting in downtown Sacramento, police say"In our city we will take stock and we will do everything we can on the investment side, on the public safety side, on the gun side, to protect the public." "It is beyond time to have a sane conversation to have guns in America. We have a sickness -- it's a sickness in our country, it's a sickness in our culture." Sacramento police hunt for multiple suspects after mass shooting leaves six deadHear police chief's plea to the public after deadly Sacramento shootingHear police chief's plea to the public after deadly Sacramento shooting An urgent search is underway for multiple suspects after a shooting in downtown Sacramento, California, left six people dead and 12 others injured early Sunday morning." Members of the public have sent in tips and video related to the shooting, the chief said, and part of the incident was captured by a nearby police camera." Officers began to give medical aid, including CPR, to the victims that they found and at the same time worked to stabilize the scene and learn what they could about the crime," Lester said at a Sunday news conference.Police worked alongside members of the California Highway Patrol and the Sacramento Fire Department at the scene, she said.

A shooting early Sunday morning in Sacramento killed at least six people. Gunshots rang out in the busy downtown area. At least 12 people were hospitalized ...

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Timeline · Police spokesman Zachary Eaton said “our investigators are still working through what actually led up to the fight. We understand there are some ...

* Several videos of altercations that may have preceded the shooting have been circulating on social media. * Authorities suspect that an unidentified person drove through the scene and opened fire on a crowd of people before fleeing, according to a law enforcement source. * Police spokesman Zachary Eaton said “our investigators are still working through what actually led up to the fight.

A 38-year-old father and a 29-year-old man are among the six people that were killed in a mass shooting in downtown Sacramento early Sunday morning, ...

The suspects remained at large as of early Monday morning. Police said Sunday afternoon that the dozen hurt had “varying degrees of injuries.” I just want some answers from somebody,” the mother said.

Law enforcement are still searching for multiple shooters responsible for killing six and wounding another 12 in the worst mass shooting in Sacramento ...

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Six people were killed and 12 others injured after a shooting in downtown Sacramento in the early hours of April 3.

Lester added: "Gun violence is truly a crisis in our community and has increased not only here in Sacramento, but across the nation. At a news conference on Sunday, Sacramento Police Chief Kathy Lester confirmed that three men and three women were killed in the shooting. "Today, America once again mourns for another community devastated by gun violence," he said. "Investigators are working to identify those responsible for this horrific act," she said. "We are currently working to determine what, if any, relation these events have to the shooting." One video circulating on Twitter showed some people involved in a fight in the street, with others trying to break it up.

At least six people were killed and 12 wounded on Sunday in a killing that the police say involved multiple shooters.

Three of them were in California. It’s an explosion of violence that mirrors a nationwide trend. Six people were killed and at least a dozen wounded in downtown Sacramento on Sunday in what the authorities say is the largest mass shooting in the city’s history.

Police found a stolen handgun, but they did not know if it had been used in the shooting.

An explosion of gunfire killed six people and wounded 12 others in the nation's worst mass shooting of the year. Police were still searching for suspects ...

“The scourge of gun violence continues to be a crisis in our country, and we must resolve to bring an end to this carnage.” That is why my Administration has taken historic executive action to implement my comprehensive gun crime reduction strategy — from standing up gun trafficking strike forces to helping cities across the country expand community violence interventions and hire more police officers for community policing,” he wrote in a statement. “The scale of violence that just happened in our city is unprecedented during my 27 years here in Sacramento,” the police chief said. Speaking at an afternoon news conference, Steinberg, the mayor, added: “Thoughts and prayers are not enough. “It was pretty much a gunfight going on,” added Arellano’s fiancé, Jesse Fuentes, who works as a security guard outside the club. Alexandra Arellano was leaving work at the El Santo Ultra Lounge, near the corner of K and 10th streets, when the shooting started. “She was just screaming on the phone, ‘They killed my sister,’ ” he said, adding that another young woman described her sister dying in her arms. They are reviewing videos, from the public and from fixed cameras, to try to piece it all together. The yellow police tape sealing off the K Street mall added more pain to a Sacramento district that was struggling before the COVID-19 pandemic, but more so now, with fewer lobbyists buying lunches and drinks at bars and restaurants. It was believed to be the largest mass shooting in Sacramento history. It was not even certain Sunday whether that was the only crime scene, as a victim was also transported from another location a block away. The killings took place on or near the city’s K Street mall, within view of the grand white dome of the state Capitol, where in recent years lawmakers have enacted the nation’s toughest gun control laws but remain confounded by how to stem mass shootings.

Police in California say six people are dead and at least nine others have been injured after a shooting in downtown Sacramento.

Law enforcement in California are still searching for multiple shooters responsible for killing six and wounding another 12 on Sunday.

"Gun violence is truly a crisis in our community, and it has increased not only here in Sacramento, but across the nation." Footage of the violence was also captured by a police camera at an intersection near the shootings, she said. "When I first came, I saw a victim who was injured, draped in blood, and another person screaming about her son. Sacramento Police Chief Kathy Lester told journalists Sunday evening that investigators have already received multiple tips and videos from the public, saying, "We are deeply grateful for that." No one is in custody, the police say, as they seek the shooters. At least 12 people were hospitalized after the shooting early Sunday morning.

Police are searching for multiple suspects after six people were killed and 12 were injured in a mass shooting in downtown Sacramento. Latest updates.

"We came out, and there were bodies on the ground," he said. Multiple ambulances and other first responders were at the scene. He said his office was monitoring reports from the scene. "Today, America once again mourns for another community devastated by gun violence," Biden said in a statement. He said police chief Lester, who began the job two weeks ago, has made gun violence a top priority. Asa Pickett, who was at Dive Bar on Saturday night, said he heard about 100 rounds. Sergio Harris, 38, was identified as one of the six people killed. The investigation continued Monday after officials reopened the eight-block area near the Golden One Center – where the NBA's Sacramento Kings play. At least 18 people were shot during the rampage, officials said. Meanwhile, City Hall was set up as an information center for family members, and police created an online portal for the public to upload evidence. I feel like this is a dream." No information was provided on their conditions.