Sacramento, Oak Park shooting
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Shooting in South Sacramento leaves one injured and multiple buildings damaged by gunfire near 42nd Street and Apostolo Circle Wednesday night.
County Sheriff Jim Cooper called out Kaiser Permanente after he said the hospital impeded their investigation after a 14-year-old boy was shot in the face on 42nd St.
A 14-year-old boy was shot in the face Wednesday night after a shooting hit him and several nearby buildings, according to the Sacramento County Sheriff's Office.
The investigation into a shooting of a 14-year-old boy who was struck in the face Wednesday night prompted Sacramento County Sheriff Jim Cooper to call out health care giant Kaiser Permanente for obstructing detectives seeking information on the case.
The city spends more than $500,000 a year on ShotSpotter, plus millions in labor costs, but data show few arrests or firearms recovered.
Court, jail and public records indicate the man, 41, was arrested and later sentenced in June for felony arson.
A man who was severely injured in a drive-by shooting last week in Sacramento has died of his injuries, and the sheriff criticized a California mental health law that allowed the suspect to be freed following prior convictions.
The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that the victim, who was shot in the head in a drive-by shooting, died over the weekend. • Video above: How to report a public safety threat The sheriff’s office responded to reports of a shooting around 12:15 p.