{"id":242912,"date":"2026-03-30T03:56:19","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T03:56:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/242912\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T03:56:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T03:56:19","slug":"niece-remembers-victim-as-hero-after-deadly-shooting-in-sacramento-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/242912\/","title":{"rendered":"Niece remembers victim as hero after deadly shooting in Sacramento County"},"content":{"rendered":"

Family members say Henry ‘Russ’ Giles was shot and killed while trying to save a life in Orangevale on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

SACRAMENTO, Calif. \u2014 For five days, a community in Sacramento County has been mourning after two people were killed in a shooting<\/a> Tuesday, and the impact is stretching hundreds of miles beyond the scene.<\/p>\n

One of the victims, 63-year-old Henry Giles, was from Santa Barbara County, where his family said they are devastated by the loss.<\/p>\n

For Leaunna Giles, the grief is immediate and overwhelming when she speaks about her uncle.<\/p>\n

“He was a dad, a grandpa, an uncle and a friend,” Leaunna said.<\/p>\n

Henry Giles, known to many as \u201cRuss,\u201d was a fisherman, dirt biker and someone who enjoyed barbecues.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“He was funny, loving, silly and tried to make people laugh a lot,” Leaunna said. “Hardworking. He was a hardworking man.”<\/p>\n

Leaunna Giles said her uncle worked where he lived, and that\u2019s where he was killed Tuesday<\/a> at Sunshine Mobile Village in Orangevale.<\/p>\n

“I read the message kind of in disbelief,” Leaunna said. “It said, ‘I know you’re at work, I’m sorry, but Russ has been shot.'”<\/p>\n

Authorities believe 58-year-old John Clarke shot Giles and a woman identified by friends as Sue Harmon.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Deputies arrested Clarke, and prosecutors have charged him with two counts of homicide. He was arraigned last week and is scheduled to appear in court on April 9.<\/p>\n

“I don’t understand why, you know,” Leaunna said.<\/p>\n

Law enforcement officials have not said what led to the shooting. However, family and friends said Giles was shot while trying to save a life.<\/p>\n

The sheriff\u2019s office said it does not have any new information to release. Attempts to reach the mobile home park for comment were unsuccessful.<\/p>\n

“That gives me a little bit of peace knowing that he died a hero,” Leaunna said. “It doesn’t make it easier but I am so grateful that my uncle saved another woman’s family from this grief.”<\/p>\n

The grief remains raw, surfacing with every memory.<\/p>\n

“I knew my uncle loved me and I know he loves all of us so much,” Leaunna said. “I’m just thankful for the time that we did have.”<\/p>\n

Watch more from ABC10: He Died a Hero: Sacramento County Community Remembers Orangevale Shooting Victims<\/a><\/p>\n

ABC10: Watch, Download, Read<\/p>\n


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