North Sacramento homicide may have been connected to earlier disturbance in the area

A man died after being shot outside a North Sacramento apartment building Wednesday morning, authorities said.

Investigators believe that the shooting was an isolated incident and possibly related to an earlier disturbance in the area, Sacramento Police spokesman Vance Chandler said.

The Sacramento Police Department is investigating the incident that occurred in the 2300 block of Empress Street near Calvados Avenue as a homicide.

Police responded to a call shortly after 1 a.m. regarding a ShotSpotter activation, a Sacramento Police Department press release said.

A male gunshot victim received medical attention from the Sacramento Fire Department and was transported to a local hospital but later died, the press release said.

This story was originally published August 22, 2018 at 7:59 AM.