Sacramento man identified as victim of fatal cardroom shooting

The bystander killed by gunfire outside Capitol Casino early Sunday has been identified as Nicholas Broadway of Sacramento, according to the Sacramento County Coroner’s Office website.

Broadway, 36, was believed to have been shot while a suspect was engaged in a gun battle with a Sacramento police officer in the parking lot of the cardroom around 1:37 a.m, according to Sacramento Police Department spokesman Matthew McPhail. The suspect fled and remains on the loose.

Sacramento man identified as victim of fatal cardroom shooting

McPhail said investigators believe the suspect killed Broadway based on where the parties were standing at the time.

The Bee reported details on the incident earlier today here.

This story was originally published November 6, 2016 at 5:48 PM with the headline "Sacramento man identified as victim of fatal cardroom shooting."