17-year-old dies after shooting in Colonial Manor section of Sacramento, police say

A 17-year-old is dead and police are searching for a gunman after a daylight shooting Saturday in southeast Sacramento.

The Sacramento Police Department said officers responded just before 3 p.m. to the shooting on the 7800 block of Marin Avenue in Colonial Manor. Officers who arrived at the scene found a “juvenile with at least one life-threatening gunshot wound,” said Officer Cody Tapley, an agency spokesman.

The victim — later identified as Elijah Wallace, 17, of Rancho Cordova — was pronounced dead at the hospital. A spokesperson for the Folsom Cordova Unified School District confirmed Friday morning that Wallace was enrolled to attend Cordova High School in the fall and had played football for the school.

Officers searched for a gunman, who had run away after the shooting. The scene was turned over to homicide detectives around 5 p.m.

No suspect information or motive for the shooting was available.

Investigators asked anyone with information about the shooting to call Sacramento police at 916-808-5471 or Sacramento Valley Crime Stoppers at 916-443-4357 (HELP).

This story was originally published June 15, 2024 at 5:35 PM.