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The city spends more than $500,000 a year on ShotSpotter, plus millions in labor costs, but data show few arrests or firearms recovered.
Neighbors are calling for a park policy change following a fatal shooting at Sacramento's William Land Park. The shooting happened at night when the park is supposed to be closed, but neighbors say that's not always enforced. The male victim was found shot and killed inside a car on 13th Avenue inside William Land Park early Thursday morning.
Court, jail and public records indicate the man, 41, was arrested and later sentenced in June for felony arson.
Police are investigating multiple gunshots fired early Wednesday morning in north Sacramento, officials said. A nearby resident told KCRA 3 that they heard the shots fired around 1:45 a.m. on Fig Street between North and Grand avenues in the Del Paso Heights neighborhood.
The investigation into a shooting of a 14-year-old boy who was struck in the face Wednesday night prompted Sacramento County Sheriff Jim Cooper to call out health care giant Kaiser Permanente for obstructing detectives seeking information on the case.
A man who was severely injured in a drive-by shooting last week in Sacramento has died of his injuries, and the sheriff criticized a California mental health law that allowed the suspect to be freed following prior convictions.
A 14-year-old boy was shot in the face Wednesday night after a shooting hit him and several nearby buildings, according to the Sacramento County Sheriff's Office.
The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that the victim, who was shot in the head in a drive-by shooting, died over the weekend. • Video above: How to report a public safety threat The sheriff’s office responded to reports of a shooting around 12:15 p.