Sacramento Sheriff announces arrest in October homicide

On Friday the Sacramento Sheriff’s Department announced an arrest has been made in a homicide that occurred on October 27, 2022. A victim was found shot in his vehicle after the vehicle was involved in a collision.

**UPDATE**

ARREST: SHOTSPOTTER ACTIVATION & HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION ON MARTIN LUTHER KING BLVD

Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office Homicide Detectives arrested Peter Van Phan (26) of Sacramento County for the October 27, 2022 murder of Andy The Van (20). Phan is being charged with a single count of Homicide. He is being held in the Sacramento County Main Jail without bail and will appear in Dept. 62 on Monday November 14, 2022 to answer for the charges. No further information is available at this time.

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On Thursday, October 27, 2022, at approximately 12:54 p.m., the Sheriff’s Communications Center received a two round ShotSpotter Activation on the 6400 block of Martin Luther King Boulevard. A few minutes later the Sheriff’s Office received a call from a passerby stating that a subject inside a crashed car had been shot.

Deputies responded and located an adult male suffering from at least one gunshot wound sitting inside his vehicle which had collided into a fence. Deputies began performing life-saving measures on the victim while waiting for fire personnel arrive. Sacramento Metro Fire arrived a short time later and transported the victim to a local area hospital for treatment. The victim succumbed to his injuries and died several hours later.

Detectives and Crime Scene investigators responded to the scene, gathered evidence and interviewed witnesses. Detectives have preliminarily determined that a vehicle to vehicle shooting occurred. No further information or suspect description is available at this time.

Detectives are asking anyone with information relating to this incident, to please contact the Sheriff’s Office at (916) 874-5115 or Sacramento Valley Crime Stoppers at (916) 443-HELP. Tip information may also be left anonymously at www.sacsheriff.com or by calling (916) 874-TIPS (8477).

Sacramento Sheriff’s Department