Sacramento police investigate woman’s Oak Park apartment death as a homicide

A woman found dead in Sacramento’s Oak Park neighborhood Monday evening was the victim of a homicide, according to Sacramento police.

City firefighters responded at about 7 p.m. Monday and were first to find the body in an apartment in the 3300 block of W Street, Sacramento Police Department said in a news release Tuesday. Police called homicide and crime scene investigators to the scene.

“Based on the information we have at this time, our investigators believe the woman died of a homicide,” Officer Anthony Gamble, a department spokesperson, said in the statement.

Police are seeking the public’s help as they continue their investigation, asking anyone with information to call dispatchers at 916-808-5471 or Sacramento Valley Crime Stoppers at 916-443-4357.

Sacramento police did not release suspect information. Sacramento County Coroner’s officials have not released the woman’s name, pending notification of family members.

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.