WE BEGIN WITH BREAKING NEWS, AND WE BEGIN WITH THAT. BREAKING NEWS COMES TO US OUT OF WEST SACRAMENTO. RIGHT NOW. THERE’S AN INVESTIGATION ALONG ESSEX AVENUE JUST OFF OF KINGSTON STREET. KCRA 3’S ERIN HEFT JOINING US NOW LIVE AT THE SCENE WITH MORE ON WHAT SHE’S FOUND OUT. GOOD MORNING. WE JUST ARRIVED TO THE SCENE AND THIS INFORMATION JUST INTO OUR NEWSROOM. SO VERY PRELIMINARY AT THIS POINT. BUT WE’RE QUITE CLOSE TO THE SCENE AS WE ARRIVED IN THE LAST 15 MINUTES OR SO, EVIDENCE MARKERS WERE JUST GOING DOWN. SO THAT MEANS THE INVESTIGATION IS VERY MUCH IN THE PRELIMINARY PHASE AT THIS POINT. NOW, WHAT WE DO KNOW IS THAT THERE IS A LARGE PRESENCE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT, BOTH YOLO COUNTY SHERIFFS AND WEST SACRAMENTO POLICE. THIS IS BLOCKING OFF A STRETCH IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD IN WEST SACRAMENTO. LIKE YOU MENTIONED, WE’RE ON ESSEX AVENUE IS THE CLOSEST CROSS STREET 17 EVIDENCE MARKERS RIGHT NOW ON THE GROUND IS WHAT WE CAN SEE FROM OUR VANTAGE POINT. BUT STILL TRYING TO WORK THROUGH AND CONFIRM WHAT EXACTLY THIS IS. WE HAVE CALLS OUT TO THE APPROPRIATE DISPATCH AS WELL AS LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND WE’RE WAITING FOR WORD BACK. BUT AS YOU CAN SEE, QUITE A FEW EVIDENCE MARKERS ON THE GROUND AND THIS NEIGHBORHOOD IMPEDED THIS MORNING AS THE INVESTIGATION CONTINUES AS TO WHAT HAPPENED, THAT IS STILL UP FOR DEBATE, BUT WE WILL BRING YOU MORE INFORMATION AS WE LEARN MORE IN OUR FURTHER BROADCAST THIS MORNING FROM WEST SACRAMENTO, ER
A large police presence was seen Monday morning in West Sacramento after a reported shooting. It was unclear if anyone was injured. Officers with the West Sacramento Police Department and deputies with the Yolo County Sheriff’s Office, as of 5 a.m., were on Essex Avenue off of Kinsington Street in the Arlington Oaks neighborhood. The circumstances of the shooting are unknown to the public at this time, but crime scene tape was up and evidence markers were on the ground. This is breaking news. Check back with KCRA 3 for updates. This story was curated by Hearst’s KCRA Alert Desk.See news happening? Send us your photos or videos if it’s safe to do so at kcra.com/upload.If this story happened near you or someone you know, share this article with friends in your area using the KCRA mobile app so they know what is happening near them. The KCRA app is available for free in Apple’s App Store and on Google Play.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
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. —
A large police presence was seen Monday morning in West Sacramento after a reported shooting. It was unclear if anyone was injured.
Officers with the West Sacramento Police Department and deputies with the Yolo County Sheriff’s Office, as of 5 a.m., were on Essex Avenue off of Kinsington Street in the Arlington Oaks neighborhood.
The circumstances of the shooting are unknown to the public at this time, but crime scene tape was up and evidence markers were on the ground.
This is breaking news. Check back with KCRA 3 for updates.
This story was curated by Hearst’s KCRA Alert Desk.
See news happening? Send us your photos or videos if it’s safe to do so at kcra.com/upload.
If this story happened near you or someone you know, share this article with friends in your area using the KCRA mobile app so they know what is happening near them. The KCRA app is available for free in Apple’s App Store and on Google Play.
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