Man found shot dead in car following crash at William Land Park in Sacramento

A man was found dead early Thursday morning inside a vehicle with at least one gunshot wound at the site of a crash in Sacramento’s William Land Park.

Sacramento Fire Department responders called police to the 1200 block of 13th Avenue shortly after 1 a.m. for a reported crash, where officers found a man in a vehicle with at least one gunshot wound, authorities said.

The vehicle the man was found in had crashed into a tree and was the only vehicle involved in the crash, said Officer Allison Smith, a spokesperson for the department.

He was pronounced dead at the scene, and authorities will notify the family before the Sacramento County Coroner’s Office releases his identity.

There were no suspects in custody as of Thursday morning, Smith said.

This story was originally published August 14, 2025 at 8:37 AM.