18-year-old shot at Upper Land Park housing complex dies at hospital, Sacramento police say
The man who was shot Sunday at an Upper Land Park affordable housing complex has died, according to the Sacramento Police Department.
Officers were called just before noon to the 2700 block of Fifth Street to an address at the Marina Vista housing complex bordering Seavey Circle. Police cordoned off a portion of the complex as they investigated, focusing on an area between two rows of apartments where evidence markers had been placed.
Officer Anthony Gamble, a spokesman for the Sacramento Police Department, said in an update Monday that the man, identified as an 18-year-old had died. No other information about the shooting, including suspects and a motive, were available, he said.
The identity of the victim was expected to be released by the Sacramento County Coroner’s Office after relatives are made aware of his death.
On Sunday, a group of kids sat on a curb watching the flashing police lights and wondered aloud what happened. Residents walked by the police tape and orange markers, talking loudly on the phone about the shooting.
Scorpio Davis, a longtime resident of the complex run by the Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency, said he doesn’t live near where gunfire broke out, but walked outside to see police cars lining the streets. He noted he feels safe where he lives in the complex.
“That’s crazy,” Davis said of the incident as he walked back home after watching the scene.
Sunday’s shooting was the first of two fatal incidents in the city on Sunday. A man was killed hours later near a light rail station in North Sacramento later in the afternoon.
