Sacramento shootings: 6 dead, 10 injured

Sacramento, California — Police in the state capital of California closed bars and nightclubs in downtown Sacramento, searching for at least one suspect, killing six and 10 in an early Sunday morning gunfire. Was injured.

Sacramento police chief Kathy Lester said at a news conference that police were patrolling an area two blocks away from the Capitol around 2 am when they heard the shooting and rushed to the scene. They found a large crowd gathered and six people were dead in the street. Another 10 people took themselves or were taken to the hospital. No information was provided about their condition.

Authorities urged anyone with witnesses or shooting records to contact police.

“We are seeking the help of the general public to help identify the suspect in this,” Lester said. When asked if she was looking for one or more suspects, Lester told reporters she didn’t know.

Immediately after the shooting, a video was posted on Twitter showing people running down the street in the sound of a rapid shooting.

Eighteen-year-old Kelsey Shah was staying on the fourth floor of the Citizen Hotel when he heard gunshots and said he saw a flash of light in the dark. She walked to her window and she “saw the running man just shooting,” Shah told The Associated Press in an interview.

Her friend Madalin Woodard, 17, said she saw crowds scattered along the streets during the shootout. She said she saw a girl who looked like she was shot in her arm lying on the ground. A security guard at a nearby nightclub hurriedly helped a girl who looked like a menstrual pad try to stop the bleeding.

Sunday’s violence was the third in the United States this year, killing at least six people in mass shootings, according to databases edited by The Associated Press, USA Today and the University of North Eastern. And this was the second mass shooting in Sacramento in the last five weeks.

On February 28, the father killed three daughters, a chaperone, and himself in a church during a weekly surveillance visit. David Mora, 39, was armed with a homemade semi-automatic rifle-style weapon, despite being ordered to ban the possession of firearms.

In a tweet, Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg condemned the increase in gun violence, “It’s a tragedy in our city, state, and country, and I support every action to reduce it.” Said.

“I can’t describe my shock and sadness this morning in words. It’s hard to understand the number of dead and injured,” he said.

Governor Gavin Newsom said in a statement that his administration is working closely with law enforcement agencies.

“What we know at this point is that another mass of casualties have been shot, the family lost, loved ones, multiple individuals injured, and the community sad,” he said. Said.

There are many restaurants and bars in the area where the film was shot on Sunday. Nightclubs close at 2am and it’s normal for the streets to be full at that time.

32-year-old Kay Harris told AP that she was asleep when one of her family members said she thought her brother Sergio Harris had been killed. She said she thought he was at a nightclub in London near the shooting.

Harris said she had been to the club several times and described it as a place for a “young crowd.” She went around the block waiting for the news in the morning.

“It’s a very meaningless and violent act,” she said.

Sergio Harris’ mother, Pamela Harris, told The Sacramento Bee that his family had not yet been contacted by him.

“We just want to know what happened to him,” Pamela Harris told the newspaper. “It’s hard to know nothing.”

Community activist Berry Axius said he came to the scene shortly after the shooting.

“The first thing I saw was like a victim. I saw a girl with blood all over her body, a girl taking off her glass, and a girl shouting,” I killed my sister. ” The mother who ran up, “Where is my son, was my son shot?” He said.

UC Davis Medical Center has accepted four patients from downtown shootings, spokesman Stephanie Win said. She introduced the police to the media and refused to provide gender and conditions.

According to Captain Keith Wade, 10 ambulances and 50 first responders from the Sacramento Fire Department responded to the shooting.