ABC10 studios in Sacramento hit by gunfire, police say. No injuries reported
Officers were investigating a shooting Friday after gunfire struck the offices of broadcaster ABC10 on Broadway in Sacramento where a protest was held Thursday denouncing a network decision to take “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” off the air.
The shooting was reported shortly after 1:30 p.m. at the ABC10 offices in the 400 block of Broadway in Upper Land Park.
On Thursday, about 15 people had joined the protest outside the ABC10 offices after ABC suspended Jimmy Kimmel’s late night show. “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” was taken off-air, following pressure from the Trump administration after remarks Kimmel made related to the slaying of conservative activist Charlie Kirk last week in Utah.
While Disney owns the ABC network, it does not own ABC10 (KXTV), an affiliate owned by a different company.
No one was hurt in Friday’s shooting, and no protesters were at that location when the gunfire struck the building, said Officer Anthony Gamble, a Sacramento Police Department spokesperson.
Gamble said officers arrived at the shooting scene and confirmed the ABC10 building had been struck by gunfire. He said he did not have any suspect vehicle information to release at this time.
Officers found at least three gunshots into one of the building’s window. Gamble said there were people inside the building, but nobody was struck by gunfire.
“I do not have any suspect information to release at this time, and I do not know if this was random or targeted,” Gamble said.
Police detectives were at the scene Friday afternoon to investigate the shooting.
Police asked anyone with information relevant to the shooting investigation in Sacramento to call the Police Department at 916-808-5471.
ABC, FCC and Kimmel cancellation
The ABC network, which is owned by Disney, has come under scrutiny this week for its decision to halt production of Kimmel’s late night show. On Wednesday, the network said the show would be “pre-empted indefinitely,” USA Today reported.
KXTV is owned by Tegna, a national chain of TV stations spun off by Gannett a decade ago. Nexstar Media Group, the owner of Fox 40 and nearly 200 stations coast to coast, recently announced it would acquire Tegna. The move would require FCC approval for the transfer of Tegna’s broadcasting licenses.
Nexstar voiced criticism of Kimmel following his Monday night monologue that included a joke about Kirk’s accused killer, as did Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr.
Carr, who was appointed to his role by President Donald Trump, told podcaster Benny Johnson about ABC’s need to correct course following Kimmel’s remarks.
“Frankly, when you see stuff like this — I mean, we can do this the easy way or the hard way,” Carr said on the podcast.
On Thursday, Democratic leaders in the U. S. House of Representatives expressed outrage over ABC’s decision to suspend the late night talk show, saying the FCC chair had “engaged in the corrupt abuse of power.”
The Bee’s Graham Womack contributed to this story.
This story was originally published September 19, 2025 at 2:47 PM.
