West Sacramento police locate 2 suspects, search for more after assault
WEST SACRAMENTO — A SWAT team was called to a West Sacramento neighborhood Thursday night as police searched for two suspects following an earlier assault.
The West Sacramento Police Department said a victim was assaulted by a group of suspects in the area of 6th and F Streets. Police said they were notified that a gun was used during the assault but no shots were fired.
The victim suffered a head injury and has since been hospitalized.
Officers had initially located multiple suspects in the area of Kegle Drive and Joan Street, but they were able to get away. West Sacramento police said officers then set up a perimeter in the area and eventually located two suspects.
A search continued Thursday night for two more suspects.
It all began during the early evening hours. Nearby Elkhorn Elementary was placed on a lockdown, but that was lifted when authorities were able to contain the incident to the Kegle, Joan and Cummins Way area west of the school.
Some residents in the area were unable to return to their homes for hours with the heavy police presence. The perimeter was lifted shortly before 10:30 p.m.
A helicopter from the Sacramento Police Department was also assisting West Sacramento police with the search for the suspects.
Police officers were using a loudspeaker outside a home to call for someone to surrender with their hands up. However, once the perimeter was lifted, police said they did not believe the suspects were in the area.
The two homes in question were searched. Police said they found four handguns, including two that were stolen with extended magazines, ammunition and other evidence related to the assault.