{"id":455147,"date":"2026-09-06T05:40:13","date_gmt":"2026-09-06T05:40:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/455147\/"},"modified":"2026-09-06T05:40:13","modified_gmt":"2026-09-06T05:40:13","slug":"sacramento-state-police-respond-to-shooting-near-stadium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/455147\/","title":{"rendered":"Sacramento State police respond to shooting near stadium"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/SAC_0500_260509_JV_SAC_MISS.JPG\"   width=\"1200\" height=\"674\" title=\"University police officers gather in Parking Structure 3 at Sacramento State following reports of a potential shooting on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026.\" alt=\"University police officers gather in Parking Structure 3 at Sacramento State following reports of a potential shooting on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026.\"\/><\/p>\n<p>        University police officers gather in Parking Structure 3 at Sacramento State following reports of a potential shooting on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>                JOS\u00c9 LUIS VILLEGAS<\/p>\n<p>            jvillegas@sacbee.com<\/p>\n<p>Campus police responded Saturday evening to a report of shots fired near a Sacramento State parking structure during the university\u2019s first home football game of 2026, with university officials reporting a short time later that no injuries were reported and a suspect has been detained.<\/p>\n<p>University police received reports of the shooting at Parking Structure 3 around 7:15 p.m., Sacramento State spokesperson Becky Repka said in an emailed statement. The parking structure is across Stadium Drive from the football venue, Hornet Stadium, and is the main parking structure for spectators.<\/p>\n<p>The suspect in the shooting has been detained, Repka said, but the public was asked to continue to avoid Parking Structure 3 as law enforcement continues to investigate.<\/p>\n<p>University spokesperson Michelle Willard told The Sacramento Bee just after 8 p.m. that no one was hurt in the shooting.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEveryone is safe. No injuries have been reported at this time,\u201d Willard said. \u201cThe game is remaining as normal and operating as scheduled. We just ask that guests avoid Parking Structure 3.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sacstatepolice\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sacramento State Police Department in a 7:35 p.m. social media post<\/a> said: \u201cDangerous situation! Shots fired. Police responding. Avoid Parking Structure 3. (Stadium) shelter in place until all clear is given.\u201d The Sacramento State Police Department in an 8:10 p.m. update said the shelter in place order at the stadium had been lifted and that there was no ongoing threat.<\/p>\n<p>The scene inside Hornet Stadium appeared normal, with the game proceeding as usual during the first half, with no announcements made on the stadium\u2019s public address systems.<\/p>\n<p>The Bee\u2019s Joe Davidson contributed to this story.<\/p>\n<p>This is a developing story; check back with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sacbee.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">sacbee.com<\/a> for updates.<\/p>\n<p class=\"summary gray\">This story was originally published September 5, 2026 at 7:55 PM.<\/p>\n<p>                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sacbee.com\/profile\/218175920\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"author-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/McGough_Michael.JPG\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" alt=\"Profile Image of Michael McGough\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n                    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                <a class=\"author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sacbee.com\/profile\/218175920\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Michael McGough<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                    The Sacramento Bee<\/p>\n<p>            Michael McGough is a sports and local editor for The Sacramento Bee. He previously covered breaking news and COVID-19 for The Bee, which he joined in 2016. He is a Sacramento native and graduate of Sacramento State.\u00a0\n            <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"University police officers gather in Parking Structure 3 at Sacramento State following reports of a potential shooting on&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":455148,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[121,123,122],"class_list":["post-455147","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sacramento","tag-sacramento","tag-sacramento-headlines","tag-sacramento-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/455147","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=455147"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/455147\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/455148"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=455147"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=455147"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=455147"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}