Where to find Sacramento mass shooting victim assistance, submit tips and vigil details

Less than 48 hours after a mass shooting in downtown Sacramento left six dead and 12 others wounded, the city is working to mend itself.

Multiple suspects fired shots around 2 a.m. near 10th and K streets. Sacramento police made the first arrest related to the shooting Monday.

Here’s where to receive assistance and ways to show support to victims and their families::

Cal Expo turns into family assistance center

Cal Expo in Sacramento opened its doors Monday to those affected by Sunday’s mass shooting in downtown Sacramento, according to the city.

Sacramento, in partnership with emergency assistance nonprofit American Red Cross and the District Attorney’s Office, will use the mega center as a family assistance center for the victims and their families.

Cal Expo’s family assistance center, located at 1600 Exposition Blvd., will be staffed with victim witness advocates from the district attorney’s office, emotional support members from Red Cross and trauma or crisis chaplains, according to the website. Victims’ families will also be provided an application for assistance with funeral expenses.

The center will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Wednesday, after which it will close. The site is accessible through Lot D.

The District Attorney’s Office says several resources will remain available:

▪ Victim Witness Program at the Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office, 916-874-5701;

▪ Law Enforcement Chaplaincy Sacramento, 916-857-1801, which is available 24 hours a day;

▪ American Red Cross, 916-993-7070.

Sacramento vigil at Ali Youssefi Square

Sacramento will hold a vigil Monday evening for the victims of the Sunday morning mass shooting in downtown Sacramento, according to a city news release.

Mayor Darrell Steinberg will join community activist Berry Accius, founder of Sacramento’s Voice of the Youth program, and other community members on Seventh and K streets in Ali Youssefi Square at 7:30 p.m. Remarks will being around 8 p.m.

Three men and three women were killed. The coroner released the names and ages of those killed Monday morning:

The three men killed were Sergio Harris, 38; DeVazia Turner, 29; and Joshua Hoye-Lucchesi, 32. The three women killed were Johntaya Alexander, 21; Melinda Davis, 57; and Yamile Martinez-Andrade, 21.

Memorial at 10th and L streets

A makeshift memorial — candles, flowers, a stuffed animal — were assembled on the sidewalk at 10th and L streets Monday morning.

How to share videos and photos of the shooting to police

Sacramento police are looking for residents to share media content related to the Sunday shooting with the department as evidence for the investigation.

Police have received more than 100 videos and photos and said they encourage the community to submit what they have following the department’s first arrest connected to the shooting.

To submit media-related content, police ask you use the evidence submission portal.

A private link will be sent to share the content with the police. Personal contact information will be shared with the department.

Other

Sacramento City Council candidate Caity Maple has started a GoFundMe to raise money for the victims.

The “Support for Victims of Sacramento Mass Shooting” GoFundMe site, since being posted a day ago, has raised more than $1,700 as of Monday afternoon.

The goal is $50,000.

This story was originally published April 4, 2022 at 2:11 PM.