Rash of violence: 3 stabbings, 2 shootings in 24 hours in Sacramento

SACRAMENTO — A string of stabbings and shootings in Sacramento left one individual useless and greater than 5 individuals injured – and all of it occurred inside a 24-hour interval.

“There’s lots of damage individuals on the market,” mentioned Daniel Coronado, who lives in Sacramento. “It is all the time tragic to see when that damage activates different individuals.”

At round 7:45 p.m. on Wednesday, a clerk at a comfort retailer on Auburn Boulevard bought stabbed by a homeless man. A employee there on Thursday instructed CBS13 {that a} homeless man requested for a pack of cigarettes, after which issues escalated.

“He reached right into a show case the place there have been knives and really grabbed a knife and threw it on the clerk,” mentioned Sergeant Amar Gandhi with the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Workplace. 

At 11:45 p.m. on Wednesday, chaos broke out at a big gathering at a venue on Watt Avenue.

“There have been as much as 70 individuals preventing within the car parking zone,” mentioned Sgt. Gandhi. 

Every incident was remoted, however Sgt. Gandhi mentioned the violence is a societal problem and there may be not one method to resolve it. He believes it can come right down to voters to toughen up crime legal guidelines.

We bought the same response from Sacramento residents. 

“Psychological well being and drug dependancy mixed,” mentioned Kristina Kelley, who lives close to one of many stabbings. 

Locals are assured the group can change for the higher.

“Sacramento’s value preventing for, and this isn’t the kind of preventing I feel anyone needs to see,” mentioned Coronado.

For those who witnessed any of the 5 incidents that occurred between Wednesday and Thursday, contact the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Workplace or Sacramento Police Division.