From Loretta Kalb:
Two rebuffed party crashers who returned and fired at a crowd, injuring one man, were booked into custody on attempted murder charges, Elk Grove police say.
Arrested were Steven Brown of Elk Grove and a 17-year-old Sacramento juvenile, both booked on a multiple charges, including carrying a loaded firearm, discharging a firearm from a vehicle and conspiracy and attempted murder. Brown was booked into the Sacramento County jail. The juvenile was taken to juvenile hall.
According to police, Andrew Tapalla of Sacramento was shot in the buttock at 11 p.m. Friday. He was taken to Methodist Hospital in South Sacramento for surgery.
The two suspects tried to "crash the party" on the 8300 block Caldicot Drive east of Highway 99 and were angered when they were denied access, police reported.
Minutes after driving away, the two returned and, as they drove by fired shots into a group of people standing in front of the residence, hitting Tapalla, police said.
Police apprehended the suspects fleeing in their vehicle.
Police said when they conducted a pat-down search of Brown, a small-caliber handgun fell to the ground from inside his pant leg.
Additional evidence was found inside the vehicle linking the suspects to the shooting, authorities said.
Anyone with additional information in the case is asked to call the Elk Grove Police Department Detective Bureau at (916) 478-8060
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