Sacramento police seek gunman in North City Farms shooting that left one critically injured

Police are seeking the gunman who shot and critically injured a man in a Sacramento neighborhood near Curtis Park on Wednesday night.

Sacramento police were called about 6:15 p.m. to reports of a shooting near Wilmington Avenue and 28th Street in the North City Farms section of the city, not far from Franklin Boulevard and Sutterville Road.

Officers found the wounded man who was taken to a hospital and was listed in critical condition, according to police.

“This remains a very active investigation,” said Officer Anthony Gamble, a police spokesman, in a statement. Little was known, but Gamble said the severity of the man’s wounds in the Wednesday shooting prompted homicide detectives to take on the case.

Darrell Smith

The Sacramento Bee

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Darrell Smith is a local reporter for The Sacramento Bee. He joined The Bee in 2006 and previously worked at newspapers in Palm Springs, Colorado Springs and Marysville. Smith was born and raised at Beale Air Force Base and lives in Elk Grove.