South Sacramento apartment complex employee shot, killed after dispute; suspect arrested
SACRAMENTO – A south Sacramento apartment complex employee was allegedly shot and killed by a tenant on Monday, authorities say.
Deputies with the Sacramento County Sheriff's Office responded to an apartment complex near 66th Avenue and E. Southgate Drive around 9:40 a.m. to investigate a shooting.
There, deputies say a woman was fatally shot. She was a worker at the complex, the sheriff's office says.
Detectives believe the suspect, 66-year-old Leslie Weikert, was a tenant at the complex. He allegedly shot the woman several times after having some sort of dispute with her.
Weikert was arrested later Monday evening. He's facing a charge of homicide and is being held at Sacramento County Jail without bail.
Retirement Housing Foundation, the company that manages the complex, identified the woman killed as Orelia Anderson, who had worked there since 2019.
"In conversations with fellow staff members, Lia expressed her love for her job and her residents; she valued RHF's Mission of helping people in need. We are heartbroken with this loss," the company said in a statement.
Grief counselors will be available for staff and residents, the company said.
