Suspect in custody for Sacramento shooting that left 1 man dead, police say

The Sacramento Police Department have arrested a suspect in a December 2019 shooting that left one man dead.

On Thursday, police arrested Larry Daniel Smith Jr., 24, in connection with a homicide at the intersection of Emerson Road and Whittier Drive at 5:26 a.m. on Dec. 8.

There, police found a male victim suffering from a gunshot wound, authorities said.

According to police, officers administered first aid before fire department personnel took over, but the victim was pronounced dead on the scene.

According to a police news release, Smith was already being held at the Sacramento County Main Jail after South Sacramento CHP officers arrested him around 3 a.m. Dec. 9, a day after the shooting, for a probation violation. He was sentenced to 90 days in jail on Dec. 18.

Smith has a criminal history in Sacramento Superior Court that includes no-contest pleas in 2018 and 2016 for being a felon in possession of a firearm, as well as a no-contest plea in 2015 for robbery.

Police say that there are no outstanding suspects in the case.

Police ask that anyone with information related to the case contact the dispatch center at 916-264-5471 or Sacramento Valley Crime Stoppers at 916-443-4357.

This story was originally published January 23, 2020 at 6:47 PM.