“Thoughts and prayers, of course are appropriate for the victims and their families. This is a senseless and unacceptable tragedy, and I emphasize the word unacceptable,” Steinberg said. “This morning, our city has a broken heart.
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.Īt a news conference Sunday, Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg shared his grief about the mass shooting. “Our prayers are with those who have been wounded and (our) heart goes out to all the families in anguish affected by this devastating act.”Ĭommunity activist Berry Accius told CNN affiliate KCRA that he arrived at the scene soon after the shooting. “Our community grieves as we mourn those lost today senselessly killed by gun violence,” the Kings said in a statement. Please avoid the area as a large police presence will remain and the scene remains active.” “9th St to 13th St is closed between L St & J St as officers investigate a shooting with multiple victims,” Sacramento police tweeted earlier. “The scourge of gun violence continues to be a crisis in our country, and we must resolve to bring an end to this carnage.”
“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 governor said in a statement. Gavin Newsom said his administration is monitoring the situation. They appealed to the public to send in any additional photos or videos.Ĭalifornia Gov. In an earlier statement, police said social media video appeared to show an altercation before the shooting. “We are shocked and heartbroken by this tragedy but we are also resolved as an agency to find those responsible and to secure justice for the victims and their families,” she said. Lester thanked members of the public for sending in tips and video from the incident, some of which she said had also been captured by a nearby police camera. She said investigators were interviewing a number of witnesses and located hundreds of pieces of evidence from the scene, including a stolen handgun. And we have confirmed that there are multiple shooters,” Lester said. We know that a large fight took place just prior to the shootings. “Investigators are working to identify those responsible for this horrific act. The 12 wounded were being treated at area hospitals, she said in a news conference Sunday afternoon. Sacramento Police Chief Katherine Lester said the dead included three men and three women. Twelve other victims with varying degrees of injuries have also been located,” police said.
Despite these efforts, six victims were pronounced deceased at the scene. “Officers began life-saving measures to multiple victims on scene. found a large group gathered, as well as gunshot victims, the statement said. Officers responding to the sound of shots fired around 2 a.m. In addition to the six dead, another 12 people were wounded at the scene near 10th and K streets, police said in a statement. Sacramento police are appealing for the public’s help to find multiple shooters who opened fire downtown early Sunday morning, killing six people and leaving the California city with “a broken heart,” according to the mayor.
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