Neighbors hope the family will return to live in the community.
OAK PARK, Calif. — Sacramento Police arrested four people in connection with a late-March shooting in the city’s Oak Park neighborhood that injured four people, including a 4-year-old boy, authorities announced Friday.
Residents on 9th Avenue said the arrests brought some relief to a neighborhood still shaken by the shooting, which injured three relatives and a neighbor outside a family home that has now sat quiet for weeks.
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The suspects are 18-year-old Dakodah Johnson of Sacramento, 18-year-old Jaydon Goatley of Sacramento, and two 17-year-old boys, according to Sacramento police.
“It was terrible, you know. My neighbor hasn’t even come home yet. She’s afraid to come home,” said Jack Lowas, a friend and neighbor of the family. “A little 4-year-old, he’s messed up for life. He’s afraid to come home.”
ABC10 previously spoke with the victims about a month ago after the family said they were shot when returning home from getting ice cream. The 4-year-old boy, who was shot in the leg, spoke from his wheelchair.
Frederick Rutledge, a nearby grandfather and neighbor of the family, survived being shot in the head and said he is still recovering and unable to return to work.
“I’m happy, and I’m disappointed because the young people that that did this, you know, they just ruined their lives and everything,” Rutledge said. “And it’s sad that they do these kinds of things.”
Rutledge said doctors recently performed an MRI and found lingering internal injuries.
“They say there’s still some leakage on the inside that we have to deal with,” Rutledge said. “Overall, it’s not bad. I mean on the outside, you really can’t see it, but on the inside, you know, there’s still some damage and stuff going on.”
Police said investigators still do not have a motive for the shooting.
Lowas said neighbors are hoping the family eventually feels safe enough to return home.
“I really hope [they return] because the neighborhood misses her,” Lowas said. “They miss that little boy, you know? We just miss him. We really need him to come home.”
According to jail records, the suspects are facing charges including attempted murder and conspiracy. Their first court appearance is scheduled for Monday, and they are ineligible for bail.
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