{"id":267579,"date":"2026-04-14T17:10:41","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T17:10:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/267579\/"},"modified":"2026-04-14T17:10:41","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T17:10:41","slug":"16-year-old-booked-on-charges-related-to-fatal-natomas-high-school-shooting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/267579\/","title":{"rendered":"16-year-old booked on charges related to fatal Natomas High School shooting"},"content":{"rendered":"

A 16-year-old male has been booked in connection with a fatal shooting near Natomas High School that left another 16-year-old dead, Sacramento police say.<\/p>\n

SACRAMENTO, Calif. \u2014 A 16-year-old male has been booked on charges related to the fatal shooting near Natomas High School, according to the Sacramento Police Department.<\/p>\n

The shooting happened after 3:30 p.m. Friday near the 3300 block of Fong Ranch Road near Natomas High School.\u00a0<\/p>\n

During the incident, Natomas High School went into lockdown<\/a> and traffic in the area was briefly stopped as law enforcement responded.<\/p>\n

When officers and Sacramento Fire personnel arrived, they found a juvenile suffering from at least one gunshot wound. Despite life-saving measures, the victim was pronounced dead at the scene.<\/p>\n

The victim was later identified by family as 16-year-old De\u2019Jon Sledge.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In a statement shared through a community organization, his\u00a0mother defended his character<\/a>, saying he was \u201can awesome kid\u201d and disputing portrayals circulating on social media and elsewhere.<\/p>\n

Authorities have not released additional details about what led up to the shooting.<\/p>\n

The investigation remains ongoing.<\/p>\n

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