2 dead in North Sacramento shooting, police say. Incident connected to traffic collision

Two people were killed in a shooting early Tuesday morning in North Sacramento that officers believe was connected to a traffic collision, police said.

Around 6 a.m., the Sacramento Police Department said officers responded to Kelton Way and Main Avenue in the Glenwood Meadows neighborhood regarding a disturbance where gunshots were heard. Upon arrival officers located a vehicle and a deceased male adult subject, police said.

During the investigation, another male adult victim was located who sustained one life-threatening gunshot wound, police said. He was pronounced dead at a hospital.

How the crash was connected to the shooting was not immediately known.

Police said that investigators were also on Estes Way near Glenwood Elementary School at a scene they believe to be connected. Estes Way is roughly a mile from the location of the first scene.

This story was originally published June 20, 2023 at 7:54 AM.