38-year-old Sergio Harris has been the first person identified as one of the 6 people killed during the mass shooting in downtown Sacramento early Sunday morning.
According to numerous posts made to Facebook David Jackson was also killed. Those social media posts indicate that Jackson was Harris’ cousin.
Pamela Harris Sergio’s mother, was on the scene directly after the shooting and learned that her son had been killed,
“My son was a very vivacious young man,” Harris said. “For this to happen is crazy. I don’t know what to do. I don’t even feel like this is real. I feel like this is a dream.”
Police in California continue to search for at least one suspect and have not confirmed whether or not more gunman were involved in the shooting.
Police are now saying that in addition to the 6 deaths, 12 people were injured and taken to area hospitals.
Kathy Lester, the Sacramento Police Chief said at a news conference that police were patrolling the area at about 2 a.m. when they heard gunfire erupt. When they arrived at the scene, they found a large crowd gathered on the street and six people dead. Another 12 either took themselves or were transported to hospitals. No information was given on their conditions.
Authorities say there is a possibility that more than one suspect was involved and that it is a ‘very complex scene.’ They are asking that any witnesses, anyone with any information or recordings of the shooting contact the police.
After shooting took place, a video was posted to Twitter. In the video you could hear rapid gunfire while people in the street are fighting. Another Video shows people running in the streets and multiple ambulances arriving to the scene.
Witnesses described the horrific scene to local media,
“The first thing I saw was like victims. I saw a young girl with a whole bunch of blood in her body, a girl taking off glass from her, a young girl screaming saying, ‘They killed my sister.’ A mother running up, ‘Where’s my son, has my son been shot?’“
Some witnesses say the gunfire erupted after a fight broke out.
Look at the fourth(last) pic in the article, he’s at a gas station throwing gang signs, likely Del Paso Heights Bloods or Oak Park Bloods. This was a gang fight at a downtown bar wherein someone pulled a pistol, likely a 9mm by the sound of it in the video, and unloaded it into rival gang members & bystanders. These two guys who got killed are not choir boys selling bibles, they’re gang bangers who’ve likely long criminal records.
P.S.~ Keep up the great work you do Christina! You’re one of the last great reporters we have.
I agree with you. Definitely gang related situation from seeing the pictures. Don’t take a scientist to figure this one out. AND IT’S NOT GETTING BETTER with these types of thugs on the streets. Sadly though innocent people were a part of this cowardly incident that someone had to pull a gun to show what a p*ssy boy/girl they were. BUT these gang members are nothing but POS in our society and open borders just continues to bring in the trash….. CA especially has hit rock bottom in crime & homeless. As long as scumbag Newsome is in control things will continue as they are.