Elk Grove Police investigating a homicide

The Elk Grove Police Department is investigating a shooting Saturday night that led to homicide. The shooting took place in the 3400 block of Laguna Blvd around 10:30 pm Saturday night.
This is the third shooting in Elk Grove in two weeks.

The Elk Grove Police Department issued the following press release early Sunday morning

ELK GROVE, CA – On Saturday, September 4, 2021, at 10:31 p.m., the Elk Grove Police Department responded to the 3400 block of Laguna Boulevard for a report of a shooting. Officers arrived on scene and learned an adult male was transported to an area hospital with a gunshot wound. The victim later succumbed to his injuries. The Sacramento County Coroner’s Office will release the identity of the victim after the next of kin have been notified.

A second adult victim arrived at an area hospital with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound. The circumstances which led up to this shooting are still under investigation and detectives do not have a suspect description to provide at this point.

Anyone with information regarding this homicide is asked to call the Elk Grove Police Department Detective Bureau at (916) 478-8060 or Crime Alert at (916) 443-HELP (4357). Tips can also be sent via SMS text message by entering CRIMES (274637) on a cell phone, followed by Tip732 (agency identification number) and the message.