Suspect arrested days after shooting in Sacramento’s Colonial Manor neighborhood
Detectives arrested a suspect Tuesday in connection with a deadly shooting last week in Sacramento’s Colonial Manor neighborhood, police said.
Officers responded around 11:20 p.m. Friday after a man was shot in the 4400 block of 71st Street, the Sacramento Police Department said in a news release.
Detectives identified Miguel Gamboa, 32, as a suspect in the shooting and arrested Gamboa on Tuesday, the Police Department said in a social media post Wednesday.
The victim, who was pronounced dead at the scene by Sacramento Fire Department personnel, was identified as James Paul Moreno, 29, according to the Coroner’s Office.
Gamboa was booked into the Sacramento County Main Jail downtown on a homicide charge. He is ineligible for bail and scheduled to appear in Sacramento Superior Court on Thursday.
This story was originally published April 5, 2023 at 1:11 PM.
CORRECTION: This story was updated Thursday to correct the identification of the homicide victim. The Sacramento County Coroner’s Office has not released that information yet.
