Man dead in shooting outside Elk Grove hotel; suspect in custody after search

Elk Grove police arrested a man Tuesday after an early-morning shooting outside an Elk Grove hotel.

Elk Grove police called to the scene about 2:23 a.m Tuesday found a wounded man in a rear parking lot of the Holiday Inn Express and Suites, 9175 W. Stockton Blvd., near Highway 99 and Laguna Boulevard.

Officers tried to revive him, but the man died of his wounds at the scene, said Elk Grove police spokeswoman Hannah Gray.

The victim was 37 years old. Additional identifying information will be released pending notification of the family.

Around 10 p.m. Tuesday, police arrested 22-year-old Sacramento resident Adan Amador in connection with the shooting. Amador was booked into the Sacramento County main jail on homicide charges, according to a news release.

Police have not disclosed whether Amador and the victim knew each other prior to the shooting.

Monty McHale and his mother were staying at the hotel with other parents and families of a traveling youth baseball team. He said his mother heard a single gunshot from her room about 2:15 a.m. The sounds of emergency sirens followed soon after.

McHale said officers awakened them and other guests after daybreak with news of the slaying.

“It was frightening waking up, seeing all of the crime tape and getting a knock on the door,” McHale said.

Elk Grove detectives continue to investigate what led to the shooting.

Anyone with information can call the Elk Grove Police Department Detective Bureau at (916) 478-8060 or Crime Alert at (916) 443-HELP (4357).

Tips can also be sent via SMS text message by entering CRIMES (274637) on a cell phone, followed by Tip732 (agency identification number) and the message.

This story was originally published June 29, 2021 at 9:14 AM.

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.