Mass shooting timeline: What happened and when on K Street in downtown Sacramento?
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Six people were killed and 12 others injured in a mass shooting in downtown Sacramento early Sunday. Read The Bee’s full coverage:
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Police officers, fire and medical personnel and other first responders swarmed downtown Sacramento early Sunday morning after a mass shooting left six dead and at least 12 others wounded.
No suspects are in custody, Police Chief Kathy Lester said after the shooting near 10th and K streets.
The scene is a busy stretch of bars and clubs a few blocks away from the state Capitol.
A large law enforcement presence and scores of other emergency personnel remained there Sunday morning, as well as community members waiting for word on loved ones who were unaccounted for.
Here is a preliminary timeline of Sunday’s shooting, according to archives of dispatch radio traffic for law enforcement and medical agencies, reports from the scene and statements from authorities.
2:08 a.m.: Ambulances sent to shooting scene
The Sacramento Fire Department first dispatched personnel to 10th and K streets at 2:04 a.m.
Dispatch audio indicates that fire personnel received a report from the California Highway Patrol of “multiple patients” and possibly multiple fatalities after a shooting near 10th and K streets, according to radio traffic records archived by Broadcastify.
2:13 a.m.: Multi-casualty incident with ‘several’ victims
The Fire Department classified the scene as a multi-casualty incident by 2:13 a.m., according to radio traffic.
First responders by 2:14 a.m. had located at least two gunshot victims, one with a gunshot wound to the chest and the other with a leg wound.
By 2:17 a.m. dispatchers sent additional ambulances for “several” more victims, with medics sent to 10th and K streets and 11th and K.
2:19 a.m.: ‘Up to 10’ victims reported
The Fire Department by 2:19 a.m. received word from the Sacramento Police Department that the shooting “may have more victims, up to 10,” dispatchers said. Five more ambulances were dispatched. (Police radio traffic for this time was not available in the archive.)
Dispatchers by 2:24 a.m. confirmed a total of 10 ambulances and five additional first responders had been assigned to the shooting.
2:25 to 2:45 a.m.: Fatalities confirmed, others rushed to hospitals
Medics arriving at the scene began to transport patients to area hospitals by about 2:25 a.m., at least three of whom were seriously injured.
Medics at the scene around that time also confirmed to dispatchers that there were “multiple” deceased victims.
Radio traffic at 2:46 a.m. gave a rundown of five total victims transported to hospitals. Two were taken to UC Davis Medical Center, both requiring “immediate” medical attention. Two were also taken to Kaiser South Sacramento by that time, one with “immediate” injuries and the other with less severe injuries.
A fifth victim, with “non-urgent” wounds, was taken to Sutter Medical Center, according to dispatch audio.
2:40 a.m. Additional units respond to the scene
Sacramento Police, as well as officers from the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office and units as far away as Citrus Heights and Elk Grove were sent to downtown Sacramento to help with roadblocks and the search for shooting victims.
2:46 a.m. More bodies found along K Street
Police located one victim down near 12th and K Streets.
Officers also reported “a pretty unruly crowd here at 10th and J,” according to police dispatch audio.
2:55 a.m. Victims walk into Sutter Medical Center
Two people with gunshot wounds walked into Sutter Medical Center, which is about two miles east from the primary crime scene. A third person with gunshot wounds arrived by ambulance.
3:45 a.m. Police call other area hospitals looking for victims
Because of the number of victims who left the scene on their own, police attempted to keep tabs on all new hospital admissions. Kaiser South reported that a gunshot victim walked in about 2:25 a.m.
“They said it occurred at a club, but unknown which club,” a dispatcher said.
3:52 a.m.: Police report shooting on social media
The first official public communication on the mass shooting came at 3:52 a.m. from the Sacramento Police Department.
“ADVISORY: 9th St to 13th St is closed between L St & J St as officers investigate a shooting with multiple victims,” the Police Department tweeted.
“Conditions unknown at this time. Please avoid the area as a large police presence will remain and the scene remains active.”
5:02 a.m.: ‘At least 15’ shooting victims, 6 dead
The Police Department wrote in an update on Twitter just after 5 a.m. that officers had located “at least 15 shooting victims, including 6 who are deceased.”
6:30 a.m.: Police chief update
Lester, Sacramento’s police chief, updated the number of casualties later in the morning to 16 total victims: six dead and 10 injured.
“We now have confirmed that we had six people killed in the area of 10th and K,” Lester told reporters just before 6:30 a.m. “An additional 10 people were transported or self-transported to area hospitals.”
The chief at that time also called for help identifying the suspects.
“We are asking for the public’s help in helping us to identify the suspects in this, and provide any information that you can to help us solve this.”
The department established a website for citizens to share any video they may have from the incident.
6:45 a.m.: Friends and family search for loved ones
More than four hours after the shooting, friends and family were still awaiting information about whether they knew people who were hurt or killed.
Two distraught men talked to police officers near 10th and J Street, where they appeared to have spotted their loved one’s car but could not find the person. Around the corner, on 9th Street, people gathered and awaited any information about the victims.
“City Hall has been opened as an information center for families of victims of this incident,” officials said. “City staff and a police presence will be on scene for assistance.”
8:20 a.m.: Newsom, Steinberg react to ‘horrendous’ shooting
Gov. Gavin Newsom released a statement saying he is mourning lives lost “in yet another horrendous act of gun violence.”
“As it is early in this investigation, my Administration will continue to work closely with local and state law enforcement as we monitor the situation,” Newsom said in the statement, released by the governor’s office at 8:20 a.m. “What we do know at this point is that another mass casualty shooting has occurred, leaving families with lost loved ones, multiple individuals injured and a community in grief.
“The scourge of gun violence continues to be a crisis in our country, and we must resolve to bring an end to this carnage.”
Mayor Darrell Steinberg, in a statement earlier in the morning, also called gun violence “the scourge of our city, state and nation.”
“The numbers of dead and wounded are difficult to comprehend,” Steinberg tweeted just before 6:30 a.m.
11 a.m.: Elected officials speak as police investigate
Steinberg and other city council members spoke near the Capitol at 11 a.m. They did not give updates or comment on the police investigation but reacted to the morning’s tragedy.
“To the public, people are understandably worried,” Steinberg said Sunday morning. “Who wouldn’t be? This has been a very difficult time in downtown Sacramento and Sacramento as a whole.”
“Like we always do, we will get through this. We will rally. And we will be better for it.”
11:40 a.m.: Injury toll rises to 12; gun recovered
The Sacramento Police Department in a news release late Sunday morning again updated the number of casualties, with the number of injured victims increasing from 10 to 12. The number of fatalities remained at six.
The 12 wounded victims have “varying degrees of injuries,” according to the news release.
The statement also said police have recovered at least one firearm at the scene.
3 p.m.: Police confirm gun found, multiple shooters
Lester in a news conference just after 3 p.m. at the Police Department headquarters said authorities could confirm there were multiple shooters, though it was not clear how many exactly.
She also said a stolen handgun had been recovered from the scene.
No suspect information was available, and many details regarding the shooting remained unknown, including whether the shots were fired indiscriminately or targeted toward certain people or groups.
8:19 p.m.: First victim formally identified as Sergio Harris
The Sacramento County Coroner’s Office in a statement at 8:19 p.m. named the first confirmed victim killed: 38-year-old Sergio Harris, of North Highlands.
Sergio’s mother Pamela Harris and wife Leticia Harris spoke with reporters at the scene saying Harris had gone to a nightclub called London late Saturday and never returned. An officer then took the two behind police tape and informed them that he had been killed in the mass shooting.
8:30 p.m.: Authorities begin to remove bodies from scene
Dead bodies stayed on the streets, covered, for more than 18 hours.
A Bee reporter at the scene observed coroner’s officials removing at least three of them at about 8:30 p.m.
The police chief said the bodies remained at the scene for so long in order to maintain the integrity of a sprawling, complex crime scene for an incident in which multiple suspects are still at large.
Monday morning: Downtown roads, light rail stations open
Streets near 10th and K reopened to the public and through traffic around 6 a.m., the Police Department said in social media posts.
The Blue Line of Sacramento Regional Transit operated a bus bridge Sunday between the Globe and 13th Street light rail stations, which were closed Sunday.
The bus bridge ended and normal light rail operations resumed by 6 a.m. Monday, Regional Transit said in a tweet.
8:15 a.m. Monday: Two discharged from hospital
Two of four shooting victims who were hospitalized at UC Davis Medical Center were released by Monday morning.
A spokeswoman for the health system said Monday that two of the victims were discharged and two patients remain, but their conditions were not disclosed.
Several patients were transported to area hospitals, including UC Davis and Kaiser Permanente South Sacramento, while some patients self-transported to Sutter Medical Center and others.
9 a.m. Monday: All victims named by coroner
The coroner’s office at 9 a.m. released the identities of all six victims killed Sunday morning.
The three men killed were Sergio Harris, 38, of North Highlands; DeVazia Turner, 29, of Carmicahel; and Joshua Hoye-Lucchesi, 32, of Salinas.
The three women killed were Johntaya Alexander, 21, of Elk Grove; Melinda Davis, 57; and Yamile Martinez-Andrade, 21, of Selma in Fresno County.
11:45 a.m. Monday: Police announce first arrest; injury update
The Police Department in a news release shortly before noon Monday announced the arrest of a “related suspect” in the mass shooting, identified as 26-year-old Dandrae Martin.
Martin was arrested and booked into jail on charges of assault with a deadly weapon and illegal firearms possession, the department said.
“As the investigation progressed, Sacramento Police Department SWAT and detectives served search warrants at three residences in the area,” the news release said. “During the execution of the search warrants, at least one handgun was recovered.”
The Police Department also said in the update that the casualty numbers stand at six dead and 12 injured, all hit by gunfire. The news release said the surviving victims’ injuries range from minor to “critical but stable” in the hospital.
The department update did not give a breakdown of how many of the victims have serious as opposed to minor injuries, though two were confirmed discharged from UC Davis Medical Center earlier Monday morning.
District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert in a statement Monday, after police announced Martin’s arrest, said prosecutors “anticipate more arrests in this case.”
6 a.m. Tuesday: Second arrest announced, brother of first
The Police Department announced another arrest: 27-year-old Smiley Martin, brother of Dandrae Martin.
Police in a news release said Smiley Martin was seriously injured by gunfire Sunday and “quickly identified as a person of interest.” He has been supervised by an officer at the hospital while in treatment.
After discharge from the hospital, Smiley Martin “will be booked at the Sacramento County Main Jail for possession of a firearm by a prohibited person and possession of a machine gun,” the department wrote.
Police have recovered more than 100 spent shell casings, as well as “a stolen handgun which has now been inspected and found to have been converted to a weapon capable of automatic gunfire,” Tuesday’s news release said.
“Investigators continue to examine evidence, contact witnesses, and interview involved parties to gain a complete understanding of the incident.”
The Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office is reviewing evidence to determine what charges will be filed, it said in a statement.
Smiley Martin posted a 15-minute Facebook Live video Saturday night, hours before the shooting, in which he appeared to be brandishing a semiautomatic handgun toward the camera at times. A law enforcement source confirmed the authenticity of the video, which has since been removed from the site.
This story was originally published April 3, 2022 at 12:07 PM with the headline "Mass shooting timeline: What happened and when on K Street in downtown Sacramento?."
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