{"id":276365,"date":"2026-04-20T04:16:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T04:16:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/276365\/"},"modified":"2026-04-20T04:16:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T04:16:08","slug":"new-video-shows-chaos-as-gunfire-erupts-at-sacramento-park-gathering","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/276365\/","title":{"rendered":"New video shows chaos as gunfire erupts at Sacramento park gathering"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tNewly obtained video shows the chaotic moments when gunfire broke out during a large gathering at Howe Park in Sacramento, leaving four people injured and prompting an ongoing investigation.According to the Sacramento County Sheriff\u2019s Office, deputies responded around 6:30 p.m. Saturday to reports of individuals possibly carrying concealed weapons at the park. A second call reported a large fight, though air support initially did not locate any disturbance.When deputies arrived, they found several hundred people gathered at the 38-acre park in what investigators believe may have been connected to a &#8220;Picnic Day.&#8221; Park officials said the gathering was unauthorized and requested that deputies clear the area.Ahmed Mohammed Ali was visiting the park selling balloons for his business when the gunfire broke out.&#8221;I started hearing shots that sounded like the shots were going back and forth, and I just started running towards the other direction because all the cop cars were next to my car,&#8221; Ali said. Four people \u2014 three men ages 21, 24 and 25, and a 23-year-old woman \u2014 were found with injuries. Three suffered gunshot wounds, while one had a grazing wound. All were transported to the hospital and are in stable condition.&#8221;I heard the helicopter sound, and I feared a bit for my life,&#8221; Ali said.Video captured by a witness shows people sprinting for safety as shots rang out. The witness told KCRA 3 he feared for his life.In a new development, deputies identified a vehicle of interest in Fairfield. Three people \u2014 two women and one man \u2014 were detained and questioned. A firearm was recovered from the vehicle, though investigators say it remains unclear what role, if any, those individuals played.No suspects have been identified, and a motive remains under investigation. Authorities are asking anyone with information to contact the Sacramento County Sheriff\u2019s Office.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tSACRAMENTO, Calif. \u2014 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Newly obtained video shows the chaotic moments when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kcra.com\/article\/multiple-people-shot-howe-community-park-sacramento\/71062610\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">gunfire broke out during a large gathering at Howe Park in Sacramento<\/a>, leaving four people injured and prompting an ongoing investigation.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Sacramento County Sheriff\u2019s Office, deputies responded around 6:30 p.m. Saturday to reports of individuals possibly carrying concealed weapons at the park. A second call reported a large fight, though air support initially did not locate any disturbance.<\/p>\n<p>When deputies arrived, they found several hundred people gathered at the 38-acre park in what investigators believe may have been connected to a &#8220;Picnic Day.&#8221; Park officials said the gathering was unauthorized and requested that deputies clear the area.<\/p>\n<p>Ahmed Mohammed Ali was visiting the park selling balloons for his business when the gunfire broke out.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I started hearing shots that sounded like the shots were going back and forth, and I just started running towards the other direction because all the cop cars were next to my car,&#8221; Ali said. <\/p>\n<p>Four people \u2014 three men ages 21, 24 and 25, and a 23-year-old woman \u2014 were found with injuries. Three suffered gunshot wounds, while one had a grazing wound. All were transported to the hospital and are in stable condition.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I heard the helicopter sound, and I feared a bit for my life,&#8221; Ali said.<\/p>\n<p>Video captured by a witness shows people sprinting for safety as shots rang out. The witness told KCRA 3 he feared for his life.<\/p>\n<p>In a new development, deputies identified a vehicle of interest in Fairfield. Three people \u2014 two women and one man \u2014 were detained and questioned. A firearm was recovered from the vehicle, though investigators say it remains unclear what role, if any, those individuals played.<\/p>\n<p>No suspects have been identified, and a motive remains under investigation. Authorities are asking anyone with information to contact the Sacramento County Sheriff\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kcra.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">See more coverage of top California stories here<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kcra.com\/article\/get-kcra-news-on-the-go-download\/44039145\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Download our app<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kcra.com\/subscribe\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Subscribe to our morning newsletter<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@KCRA\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Newly obtained video shows the chaotic moments when gunfire broke out during a large gathering at Howe Park&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":276366,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[119540,108932,6834,7,11293,2719,119537,119032,119538,119541,348,59710,119539,55818,121,123,122,5585],"class_list":{"0":"post-276365","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sacramento","8":"tag-4-injured","9":"tag-108932","10":"tag-arden-arcade","11":"tag-california","12":"tag-denzen-cortez","13":"tag-fairfield","14":"tag-howe","15":"tag-howe-community-park","16":"tag-howe-shooting","17":"tag-igoe","18":"tag-investigation","19":"tag-picnic-day","20":"tag-sac-county","21":"tag-sac-sheriff","22":"tag-sacramento","23":"tag-sacramento-headlines","24":"tag-sacramento-news","25":"tag-weapon"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/276365","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=276365"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/276365\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/276366"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=276365"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=276365"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=276365"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}