Update: Police arrest suspect after man dies in fight at South Natomas park
A man was killed during an altercation at a South Natomas park Thursday night, with a suspect arrested the next day, according to the Sacramento Police Department.
Officers responded shortly after 10 p.m. Thursday to reports of a fight involving “several subjects” at Northgate Park on Mendel Way, the Police Department said in a news release.
Police located a victim with life-threatening injuries. Sacramento Fire Department personnel rendered aid but the man was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police did not specify the nature of the victim’s injuries.
In a social media update, police said Raul Jimenez, 25, was arrested on suspicion of killing the man. Sacramento County records show that Jimenez was booked into the main jail just after 12:30 p.m. Friday. He faces a murder charge and is ineligible for bail, according to jail records.
Homicide detectives, based on preliminary information, believe a disturbance between the victim and suspect or suspects escalated into the homicide. Police said that further details on the motive into the killing are still under investigation.
The victim’s identity is being withheld by the Sacramento County Coroner’s Office pending notification of family.
This story was originally published September 24, 2021 at 7:44 AM.
