What to know about the Sacramento shooting

Six people were killed and at least a dozen were injured Sunday in downtown Sacramento, the largest mass shooting in the city’s history, according to authorities.

The tragedy comes about a month after another shooting in the Sacramento area where a man shot and killed his three children outside a church. It is an outbreak of violence that reflects a nationwide trend.

“What happened last night is the biggest and most recent example of what we all know: gun violence is really a crisis in our community – and it’s on the rise, not just in Sacramento, but across the country,” said Kathy Lester, Sacramento chief at a news conference Sunday afternoon. Informs.

Across the country in 2022, there have been five genocides – four or more people have been defined as murders, according to the Gun Violence Archive, a non-profit organization that collects information on bullets. Three of them were in California.

Many state officials seized the weekend shooting to renew calls for legislation aimed at gun violence. Earlier this year, Governor Gavin Newsom proposed a bill that would allow residents to sue gun manufacturers.

“Sadly, we are once again mourning the loss of life and the victims of yet another heinous act of gun violence,” Newsom said in a statement on Sunday.

Sunday’s shooting occurred shortly after 2 a.m. as people came out of closed clubs in downtown Sacramento. Lester said when officers responded to the scene, they saw a huge crowd and shot at least half a dozen people “in a really tragic situation.”

He said multiple shooters were involved and police recovered at least one firearm, a stolen handgun. While it is not clear what caused the violence, police say they are looking into an earlier altercation. (Officials are asking people to share Any video is probably related to the shooting.)

Officials did not provide further details about the victims or their condition. My colleagues reported that on Sunday afternoon, the sidewalks outside the clubs were covered in shattered glass and dozens of bullet casings were littered when police officers described Lester as a complex crime scene that had been removed.

“I found a boy there under a blanket,” Fred Harris, 63, a Sacramento resident, told The New York Times. He said he woke up in the middle of the night with a phone call from his daughter, who cried and said her son, Sergio Harris, 38, was among the dead.

Leticia Harris, 35, wife of Sergio Harris, said she was a landscaper who had three children between the ages of 5 and 11. He had nothing to do with the shooting other than being caught in crossfire.

“He was a happy man, a family man, loving his kids,” she said. “He was just joking at a pub.”

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• Oyster poisoning: State officials are warning Californians not to eat British Columbian oysters after 34 people became infected with the norovirus, the Associated Press reports.

• Diversity law blocked: A California law requiring diversity in corporate boards of directors has been declared unconstitutional.

• Unclaimed change: According to The Associated Press, নিক 600 million in nickel and dime deposits have not been claimed for recyclable cans and bottles in California.

• Controlled burns: California once banned the practice of Native American fire. Now, it is asking tribes to use it to help prevent wildfires, CNN reports.

• Student Homelessness: About 20 percent of California Community College students say they experienced homelessness last year, The Guardian reports.

Southern California

• Homeless housing: Los Angeles has agreed to pay up to 16,000 beds in a 3 billion deal for homeless residents, NBC reports.

Central California

• Dairy robbers: The Visalia Times-Delta reported that a widespread crime in five rural cotton county dairies ended last week after deputies arrested four people after they were shot.

Northern California

• Snowpack decreases: The Sierra Nevada snowpack, which supplies a significant portion of California’s water supply, has fallen to a seven-year low, Calmatters reported.

• New partner: The beloved Peregrine Falcon, who lives above Bell Tower in UC Berkeley, has found a new partner to help her hatch two eggs, The Associated Press reports.

• Salesforce Tower: Tenants in San Francisco’s tallest building are moving to hybrid work, which could create problems for the city center, the San Francisco Standard reports.

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Today’s tip comes from Jerry Borg, whose favorite place in California is Dodger Stadium:

“I moved from San Francisco to Los Angeles in the fall of 2003. Pacific Bell Park (now known as Oracle Park) debuted as Giants Home in 2000. I went and enjoyed several Giant Games from 2000-2003. Bay Bridge from the upper deck. And beautiful views of Auckland.

One spring afternoon in 2004, I went to the top deck ticket office at Dodger Stadium to pick up tickets for the Dodgers game. Little did I know that the top deck would be open to the public, so I peeked into the field after having the ticket in hand. I grew up watching my city Houston Astros play a lot of games in LA in the 70’s and 80’s because they were divisional rivals. I always liked the design of the outfield pavilion (which I now know as the modern mid-century) and the iconic character of the 56,000-seat space. However, I didn’t realize until I personally saw that there were hills behind the stadium that could be seen from the reserve level and the top deck. Dodger Stadium can only be seen from certain locations because it is stuck in the Chavez Pass.

The ballpark is now 60 years old (the third oldest in the major leagues) and fortunately the ownership of this architectural gem has continued to improve. I’ve been to more than 20 MLB Ballpark and Dodger Stadium is definitely not to mention my favorite place in all of them, my place of pleasure in Los Angeles. “

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And before you go, some good news

This spring, the Euroc tribe of far northern California will reintroduce the California condor into the wild.

Large vultures once inhabited California but became extinct in the early 20th century.

The tribe plans to release four young condors at Redwood National and State Park this year, and six more each year over the next two decades, Tiana Williams-Klaassen, director of the Euroc Tribe’s wildlife division, told WBUR.

“It seems almost unreal,” said Williams-Klaassen. “What I’m imagining is the moment when they’re part of our lives again, and I can look up and see them in the sky at any moment.”

Thanks for reading. I’ll be back tomorrow. – Gentleman

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Mariel Wamsley and Jonah Candelario contribute to California Today. You can reach this group [email protected].

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