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A Mass Shooting in Downtown Sacramento

Ericka Cruz Guevarra Saul GonzalezMaria Esquinca Alan Montecillo

Apr 8, 2022

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Mayor Darrell Steinberg addresses Sacramento residents at a candlelight vigil to remember the people who were killed and wounded at a mass shooting on Apr. 3, 2022. (KQED/Saul Gonzalez)

It may feel a little far from the Bay Area, but Sacramento is home to our state Capitol. And just a stone’s throw away from that building, in the downtown area, is where the city experienced its deadliest mass shooting ever on Sunday. 6 people have been killed, and at least 12 have been injured.

Guest: Saul Gonzalez, host of KQED’s The California Report

Recommended listening:

Let’s Talk About Race and the Orinda Shooting, Nov. 6, 2019.
Unpacking the Rise in Gun Violence, Oct. 13, 2021.

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