{"id":179693,"date":"2026-02-16T02:48:14","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T02:48:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/179693\/"},"modified":"2026-02-16T02:48:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T02:48:14","slug":"man-arrested-after-allegedly-firing-gun-in-sacramento-streets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/179693\/","title":{"rendered":"Man arrested after allegedly firing gun in Sacramento streets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">(FOX40.COM) \u2014\u00a0Officers with the Sacramento Police Department arrested a 26-year-old man after responding to reports of gunfire in the streets of Sacramento last month. <br \/>\u2022 Video above: Most commonly reported crimes in the U.S. <\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Sacramento police said officers were called out on Jan. 21 after multiple reports of someone walking in the roadway and firing a handgun. When officers arrived, they found the suspect and took him into custody without further incident.<\/p>\n<p><a data-ylk=\"ct:story;elm:img;itc:0;\" class=\"stretched-box\" href=\"https:\/\/fox40.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/02\/image_4577de.png\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><img alt=\"&lt;em&gt;Image: Screenshot from Sacramento Police Department X post from the body camera footage&lt;\/em&gt; of officers asking the suspect to laydown on the floor to make an arrest.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"882\" height=\"719\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/856f2255c3c9af78753669e3e71e744b.jpeg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Image: Screenshot from Sacramento Police Department X post from the body camera footage of officers asking the suspect to laydown on the floor to make an arrest.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Police had identified him as Juan Rodriguez of Sacramento.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">After Rodriguez was placed under arrest, investigators continued to look around and recovered a 0.45-caliber pistol equipped with a high-capacity magazine, along with evidence from several locations where the gun was fired, SPD said.<\/p>\n<p><a data-ylk=\"ct:story;elm:img;itc:0;\" class=\"stretched-box\" href=\"https:\/\/fox40.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/02\/image_edec7c.png\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><img alt=\"&lt;em&gt;Image: Screenshot from Sacramento Police Department X post from the body camera footage. &lt;\/em&gt;\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"888\" height=\"720\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/5cfcaf03ca3519a5e28b8791398b31b9.jpeg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Image: Screenshot from Sacramento Police Department X post from the body camera footage. <\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Sacramento police reported that 13 spent shell casings and five live rounds were collected at the scene.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">SPD stated that Rodriguez was arrested on shooting, firearm and narcotics-related charges.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">No injuries were reported.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. 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