Crime

Sacramento police investigate shooting that killed man in Del Paso Heights neighborhood

Gunshot fatality

A man died at a hospital after he was struck by gunfire Tuesday in a shooting in Sacramento’s Del Paso Heights neighborhood.

The shooting was reported about 11:20 a.m. on the 3800 block of Haywood Street, just north of Grand Avenue, according to the Sacramento Police Department.

Police said the wounded man was taken to a hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. Detectives were called to the scene to take over the homicide investigation. No suspects have been identified.

The Sacramento County Coroner’s Office will release the victim’s identity after his family has been notified. He is the city’s 54th homicide victim of 2022.

Rosalio Ahumada
The Sacramento Bee
Rosalio Ahumada writes breaking news stories related to crime and public safety for The Sacramento Bee. He speaks Spanish fluently and has worked as a news reporter in the Central Valley since 2004.
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