Sacramento police have identified “at least 16 shooting victims, including 6 who have died.”
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At least six people died and ten others were injured in a shooting in Sacramento, California (United States), explained Sunday April 3 the police, who have not yet made any arrests.
According to Sacramento Police Chief Kathy Lester, around 2 a.m. local time, officers in the downtown area, where many bars and restaurants are located, heard gunshots. She described a “crowd” present at the scene before the tragedy. “We don’t know if it was from a nightclub or a party.”
“We were able to confirm that six people were killed and ten others were hospitalized” following this shooting, she explained during a press conference, without giving any information on the circumstances of the tragedy. “We ask the public to help us identify suspects and provide any information that would allow us to shed light” on this case.
We are aware of a social media video that appears to show an altercation that preceded the shooting. We encourage any community members with related video to follow the link/QR code below to submit the video to SPD. https://t.co/bQBuBtDM8m pic.twitter.com/pPdrHVkKuX
— Sacramento Police (@SacPolice) April 3, 2022
The authorities have thus urged residents to avoid the area, delimited by a cordon and where a strong police presence has been deployed. Videos posted on social media show people running in panic as gunshots are heard.
Shootings remain a recurring scourge in the United States, in schools, supermarkets or in the workplace in particular. Since the start of 2022, the Gun Violence Archive site has recorded more than 10,700 gun deaths in the United States, including suicides. Over the whole of 2021, the number is 45,000 dead, according to the same site.