Sheriff’s Office investigates south Sacramento shooting that killed 18-year-old woman

The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the homicide of a woman who was shot and killed in south Sacramento Monday night.

Sheriff’s deputies responded to reports of a shooting at the 5300 block of 47th Avenue just after 5 p.m. Monday. When they arrived, they found an 18-year-old woman with at least one gunshot wound near Stockton Boulevard and El Paraiso Avenue. Deputies began life-saving measures, but the woman died at the scene.

Detectives determined the victim was visiting a gravesite nearby with friends when an unknown suspect or suspects fired at them and then fled the area in a car. The Sheriff’s Office did not release the name of the cemetery the victim visited, but Home of Peace Cemetery is located at the intersection where the victim was found.

Sheriff’s deputies do not know the motive of the shooting, and detectives are still conducting witness interviews.

The Sheriff’s Office has not released additional information about possible suspects.