Sacramento police investigate multiple deadly shootings on last day of summer
SACRAMENTO — Several deadly shootings occurred across Sacramento on what was the last day of summer 2024. Across six different shootings around the capital city, at least five people were killed.
A 12-year-old boy was shot and killed in the Meadowview neighborhood, the Sacramento said Saturday.
It happened along 22nd Street near Meadowview Road just after 6 p.m., the Sacramento Police Department said.
The boy suffered a single gunshot wound and was declared dead at the scene.
Sacramento police said there was no available information on a suspect. The circumstances of the shooting remain under investigation.
Anyone who may have been a witness or has information related to the shooting should contact the Sacramento Police Department.
Over on the east side of the city, on Occidental Drive in the College/Glen area, a woman was shot and killed just before 5 p.m., police said. She was identified by the Sacramento County coroner as 23-year-old Leilani Hernandez.
Sacramento police said one man was detained but they were still investigating his involvement, if any, in the shooting.
During the overnight hours, just before 1 a.m., two men were shot in the area of J and 24th streets in midtown Sacramento. Investigators said both men were taken to an area hospital where one of them died. The other man was stable at last check.
The person killed was identified as Colby Tevis. A vigil was held for Tevis by family and friends.
There was no suspect information available for the midtown shooting.
Between 2-3 a.m. Sunday, two people died and another person was injured in shootings police say were tied to sideshow activity.
The first happened along Seamist Drive in south Natomas. Police said a man suffered at least one gunshot wound and died at the scene.
The second shooting happened along Kelton Way and Main Avenue in north Sacramento. Police said two men were each shot at least once and self-transported themselves to an area hospital where one of them died from their injuries. The other was stable at last check.
Investigators had no information available on a suspect in either shooting.
Up north in the Arden-Arcade area, in the Sacramento County Sheriff's Office's jurisdiction, a man was left in critical condition after being shot multiple times, including at least once in the face, in what investigators say was a gang-related incident.
This shooting happened during the evening hours at the Valero gas station at Fulton and Northrop avenues. There has been no arrest and no details on a suspect were available.
The names of the people killed have not yet been released.
The fall equinox officially began just before 5:45 a.m. Sunday.
