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Sacramento police investigate El Camino Avenue shooting that wounded a man

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  • Sacramento police were investigating a shooting on El Camino Avenue.
  • Officers found a man with at least one gunshot wound.
  • Police closed El Camino Avenue for about an hour due to a vehicle crash.

Officers continue to investigate a shooting that wounded a man and involved a vehicle crash Wednesday evening on El Camino Avenue in North Sacramento.

The shooting was reported shortly before 5 p.m. in the 1600 block of El Camino Avenue, between Princeton Street and the Capital City Freeway, in the Ben Ali section of the city.

Officer Allison Smith, a Sacramento Police Department spokesperson, said officers arrived and found a man with at least one gunshot wound.

The man was taken to a hospital and was reported to be in stable condition, Smith said.

A vehicle crash was associated with the shooting. Smith said the road was closed for about an hour before the scene was cleared.

Smith said she did not have further details about the crash or suspect information and could not say whether road rage led to the shooting.

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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