Police in Sacramento released additional info Wednesday on their investigation into Sunday morning's horrific mass shooting, announcing the number of shooting suspects has risen to at least five and that the incident appears to be gang related.
SACRAMENTO — Police in Sacramento released additional info Wednesday on their investigation into Sunday morning’s horrific mass shooting, announcing the number of shooting suspects has risen to at least five and that the incident appears to be gang related.
Police noted that as detectives continue to identify shooters and weapons involved in the deadly Sunday morning incident, the number of identified shooters may grow to more than five.Police also said there are more indications “that gang violence is at the center of this tragedy.” “This tragedy downtown is a very public example of what families in many of our neighborhoods know too well,” Sacramento Police Chief Kathy Lester said in the release. “The suffering inflicted by gang violence does not limit itself to gang members. It spills over to claim and shatter innocent lives and harm our entire community.”
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