Gunfire broke in an area of downtown Sacramento bustling with nightlife. Police believe there were multiple shooters.
Six people were killed and 12 others suffered in a mass shooting in an area of downtown Sacramento, California. There is believe multiple shooters opened fire just steps from the Capitol, in a large fight, after last call early Sunday.
"We know that a large fight took place just prior to the shootings, and we have confirmed that there are multiple shooters," Sacramento Police Chief Kathy Lester said The dead include three men and three women. The people kill in the Mass shooting were identified Monday by the Sacramento County Coroner's office as
Devazia Turner 29
Sergio Harris, 38
Joshua Hoye-Lucchesi, 32
Johntaya Alexander, 21
Yamile Martinez-Andrade, 21
Melinda Davis, 57
Kay Harris, 32 sister told The Associated Press she had been asleep when a family member called her to say that her brother had been killed.
Gunfire had been heard by officers near the scene at around 2 a.m. The officers rushed to the scene, administered CPR and secured the scene. The city security video camera captured some of the violence. and investigators noted that some area buildings were struck by gunfire.
The scale of violence that just happened in our city is unprecedented in my 27 years at the Sacramento Police Department," Lester said.
The injured were being treated at area hospitals, detectives would get to the bottom of the attack. President Joe Biden called on Congress for further action to address gun violence in the wake of the incident.
City Council member Katie Valenzuela, through tears, said she was "heartbroken" and "outraged." "Our community deserves better than this. This is not unique to Sacramento, but we can stop it here," Valenzuela said.
About 9 a.m. they were aware of a social media video that might show an argument before the shooting. New Twitter video showed people running through the street as rapid gunfire could be heard. "The first thing I saw was, like, victims. I saw a young girl with a whole bunch of blood in her body, a girl taking off glass from her, a young girl screaming, saying, 'They killed my sister.’ A mother running up, 'Where’s my son? Has my son been shot?'" he said.
City Hall was serving as an information center for victims' families. Gavin Newsom also released a statement, saying: "Sadly, we once again mourn the lives lost and for those injured in yet another horrendous act of gun violence."
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