Home invasion turns quadruple homicde
Officers arrive at Meadowview home to find 4 dead and 1 wounded.
Sacramento, CA | After a report of a shooting at a Meadowview home, officers arrive to find several people dead.
Late Saturday evening, officers were called to a home in the 7600 block of 18th Street in the Meadowview area of Sacramento for a report of people being shot. The caller advised that he had been engaged in a gun battle in home according Sergeant Andrew Pettit, Sacramento Police Department.
When officers arrived, they found four people dead and one wounded in the residence. Pettit stated that one person was transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening wounds and that the caller engaged in the gun battle was not injured.
Pettit stated that a neighbor reported seeing a dark-colored vehicle leave the scene after the gunfire.
The Sacramento Police Department urges anyone with information pertaining to this crime to contact the dispatch center at (916) 264-5471 or Crime Alert at (916) 443-HELP (4357) or text in a tip to 274637 (CRIMES). Enter SACTIP followed by the tip information. Callers can remain anonymous and may be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000.
Sgt. Andrew Pettit talks about the incident…
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SAC PD JUST ISSUED AN UPDATE ON THIS INCIDENT
The Sacramento Police Department is investigating a shooting that left four people dead inside of a South Sacramento home.
On Saturday, June 9, 2012, at 10:40 p.m., police responded to the 7600 block of 18th Street regarding a shooting. Upon arrival, officers discovered a shootout had occurred inside the residence, leaving four people deceased. The Sacramento Police Department’s Homicide Unit and Crime Scene Investigations Unit responded to investigate.
Detectives believe that a lone gunman was allowed entry into the home and for reasons unknown, the gunman opened fire with a handgun killing three of the occupants of the home and wounding a fourth person. A fifth person inside of the home returned fire, killing the gunman. The wounded occupant was later transported to an area hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
Detectives are still actively investigating the circumstances that led to these shootings as a motive has yet to be determined. Detectives do however believe that this incident was not a random act and that it is a gang related crime.
The Sacramento Police Department urges anyone with information pertaining to this crime to contact the dispatch center at (916) 264-5471 or Crime Alert at (916) 443-HELP (4357) or text in a tip to 274637 (CRIMES). Enter SACTIP followed by the tip information. Callers can remain anonymous and may be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000.