Sacramento homicide suspect arrested in Elk Grove

A man wanted in connection with a homicide on September 5, 2023, in Sacramento was arrested on September 19 in Elk Grove according to a post on the Sacramento Police Department X (former Twitter) page.

UPDATE: On 9/19/2023, Sacramento Police Department Detectives arrested 43-year-old Amatari Mabinton for Homicide related charges with the assistance of @ElkGrovePD SWAT. https://t.co/nCGr2Df5xJ

— Sacramento Police Department (@SacPolice) September 20, 2023

On September 5, Sacramento police responded to a call for service in the 1000 block of Florin Road and found a man suffering from a gunshot wound. The victim, 43-year-old Russell Malcom, did not survive.

The suspect was apprehended in Elk Grove in the area near Blossom Ridge and Franklin with the help of the Elk Grove Police Department SWAT team on Tuesday evening.

Mabinton is facing murder charges and is being held without bail