GUN HORROR
Sacramento mass shooting: Sergio Harris and DeVazia Turner among 6 killed after suspects open fire injuring 12 others
A FATHER of three was identified among the first victims of a mass shooting in Sacramento on Sunday.
A total of six people were killed - three men and three women - along with 12 others injured, police confirmed, after suspects reportedly opened fire on the street in the early hours of Sunday morning.
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Cops said in a press conference on Sunday that a suspect has still not been identified.
The death of Sergio Harris, 38, was confirmed by his family. His mother, Pamela Harris, was at the scene Sunday morning to see if her son was a victim.
“My son was a very vivacious young man,” said Pamela.
“Fun to be around, liked to party, smiling all the time. Don’t bother people. For this to happen is crazy.
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“I’m just to the point right now, I don’t know what to do. I don’t even feel like this is real. I feel like this is a dream.” Pamela just had dinner with her son the night before.
Sergio’s wife, Leticia Fields-Harris, shared her grief with .
“This is a sad and terrible act of violence that took the lives of many,” she said. “I want answers so I can have closure for my children.”
Another confirmed victim was 29-year-old DeVazia Turner. His father, Frank, spoke with
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Turner lived in Vacaville before his death but was originally from Sacramento, according to his father.
RAPID GUNFIRE
The horror attack took place in the area of 10th and J Streets downtown early on Sunday morning.
A police statement said: "Officers began life-saving measures to multiple victims on scene. Despite these efforts, six victims were pronounced deceased at the scene.
"Twelve other victims with varying degrees of injuries have also been located".
The shooter remains at large, Police Chief Kathy Lester said at a press conference.
Videos posted on social media showed crowds of people running through the street with the sound of rapid gunfire in the background.
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Police added: "We are aware of a social media video that appears to show an altercation that preceded the shooting.
"We are currently working to determine what, if any, relation these events have to the shooting."
Lester said that police were patrolling the area at around 2am when they heard gunfire.
She said that it is unclear whether the victims were specifically targeted, and added that the scene is "complex and complicated";.
Family members waited outside the police lines seeking news about missing loved ones.
Among them was Pamela Harris, who said her daughter had called her at 2:15am to say that her son, Sergio, had been shot and killed outside a nightclub.
"She said he was dead. I just collapsed," Harris said.
The area where the shooting took place is packed with bars and restaurants and is just a few blocks from Golden 1 Center, home of the Sacramento Kings basketball team.
Just hours before the shooting, rapper Tyler The Creator had performed at the arena in front of thousands of fans.
It is not known if any attendees were victims of the attack.
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Witnesses claimed they heard as many as 50 gunshots fired from an automatic weapon.
Authorities say they don’t know whether one or more suspects were involved, and are asking anyone from the public who can help to contact police.
Berry Accius, a community activist, told : “The first thing I saw was like victims.
"I saw a young girl with a whole bunch of blood in her body, a girl taking off glass from her, a young girl screaming saying, ‘They killed my sister'.
"A mother running up, ‘Where’s my son, has my son been shot?’";
Earlier, cops urged people to avoid the area as a four-block area around the scene was cordoned off.
GUN VIOLENCE
Gavin Newsom, Governor of California released a statement condemning the "scourge of gun violence", saying: "Sadly, we once again mourn the lives lost and for those injured in yet another horrendous act of gun violence.
"Jennifer and I send out heartfelt condolences to the family, friends, and to the wider community impacted by this terrible tragedy.
"What we do know at this point is that another mass casualty shooting has occurred, leaving families with lost loved ones, multiple individuals injured and a community in grief.
"The scourge of gun violence continues to be a crisis in our country, and we must resolve to bring an end to this carnage."
Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg said: “Words can’t express my shock and sadness this morning.
“The numbers of dead and wounded are difficult to comprehend. We await more information about exactly what transpired in this tragic incident rising gun violence is the scourge of our city, state and nation, and I support all actions to reduce it.
"Our new Police Chief, Kathy Lester, has made it a top priority, and I stand firmly behind her.”
Sunday’s violence was the third time in the US this year that at least six people were killed in a mass shooting, according to the Associated Press.
It was the second mass shooting in Sacramento in the last five weeks.
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On February 28, a father killed his three daughters, a chaperone, and himself in a church during a weekly supervised visitation.
David Mora, 39, was armed with a homemade semiautomatic rifle-style weapon, even though he was under a restraining order that prohibited him from possessing a firearm.
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