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Vehicles from multiple law enforcement agencies are seen at the corner of Howe Avenue and Cottage Way in Arden Arcade on Saturday, April 18, 2026.<\/p>\n
Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office<\/p>\n
At least four people were wounded in a shooting as a gathering of \u201cseveral hundred\u201d people was broken up Saturday evening at Howe Park in the Arden Arcade section of Sacramento County.<\/p>\n
The shooting was reported around 6:50 p.m. in the parking lot of the Home Depot on the 2200 block of Howe Avenue, across from the park bounded by Howe Avenue, Cottage Way and Bell Street.<\/p>\n
Four victims, a woman and three men all in their 20s, were taken to hospitals. Their wounds were not considered life-threatening, authorities said, and they were deemed to be in \u201cstable\u201d condition.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe incident occurred as law enforcement personnel were in the process of dispersing individuals from a nearby park when an assault took place,\u201d said Capt. Mark Nunez, a spokesperson from the Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District.<\/p>\n
A fifth victim was not transported, he said, and it was \u201cunknown if they were involved.\u201d<\/p>\n
According to Sacramento County Sheriff\u2019s Office spokesperson Sgt. Ed Igoe, deputies were first called to Howe Park around 6:30 p.m. after reports of people in the area might be carrying concealed weapons. A second caller reported a possible fight \u201cand people were running.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAir support checked the park and was unable to locate any fights or people running away,\u201d Igoe said.<\/p>\n
Several hundred people had gathered in the park for what authorities described as an unauthorized event. Deputies surrounded the area with emergency lights activated and used public address announcements for about 15 minutes to order people to leave, Igoe said.<\/p>\n
As deputies worked to clear the park, they \u201cheard 20 to 25 gunshots\u201d nearby as a crowd gathered at a parking lot for the Home Depot across the street. \u201cPeople in the park fled the area,\u201d Igoe said.<\/p>\n
MULTIPLE PEOPLE SHOT AT HOWE PARK<\/p>\n
Deputies are on scene at Howe Park in Sacramento investigating a shooting involving multiple victims. At this time, there is no confirmed update on the condition of those involved.<\/p>\n
There is no suspect information available at this time.<\/p>\n
This\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/ioW9YNf6TO<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Sacramento Sheriff (@sacsheriff) April 19, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n As more law enforcement \u2014 including officers from Sacramento, Elk Grove and Citrus Heights \u2014 responded, the Home Depot was briefly placed on lockdown, according to an employee who was not authorized to speak publicly.<\/p>\n Metro Fire said ambulance crews treated four patients at the scene and transported them to hospitals. Two victims were classified as having \u201cimmediate\u201d injuries, one had moderate injuries and one had minor injuries.<\/p>\n Authorities had not released suspect information as of Saturday night, though several vehicles that had sped away from the area were later stopped as far away as Solano County.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is an active and ongoing investigation,\u201d Igoe said as Sheriff\u2019s Office detectives and crime scene investigators continued their work.<\/p>\n This is a developing story; check back with sacbee.com<\/a> for updates.<\/p>\n This story was originally published April 18, 2026 at 8:59 PM.<\/p>\n