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The Sacramento Brief Wednesday October 7, 2026 | Prison Homicide Investigation & Deadly Sacramento Pedestrian Crash · The Sacramento Brief

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  This is the Sacramento Brief, your weekday roundup
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  of overnight headlines and what's ahead across
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  the city. I'm Carol. It's Wednesday, October
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  7th, 2026. Let's get you caught up. California
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  Corrections officials are investigating the death
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  of an inmate at the California State Prison,
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  Sacramento, as a homicide. Officials say 29 -year
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  -old Shunki Fleming was being escorted with 47
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  -year -old Mario Ortega. Tuesday morning when
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  Fleming allegedly slipped out of his hand restraints
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  and attacked Ortega. Staff intervened but Ortega
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  suffered serious injuries and later died at an
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  outside hospital. An improvised weapon was recovered
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  at the scene and Fleming has been moved to the
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  restricted housing while the investigation continues.
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  And in Sacramento, a pedestrian has died Tuesday
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  night after being hit by a vehicle near Signal
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  Court and Power Inn Road. Police responded around
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  8 .30 p .m. The male pedestrian was taken to
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  a hospital where he later died. The driver stayed
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  on scene and is cooperating with investigators.
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  Police say drugs or alcohol do not appear to
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  have been a factor. Power Inn Road was closed between
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  Elder Creek and Lemon Hill Avenue during the
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  investigation. In weather, it's going to be another
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  hot day across Sacramento. Expect sunny skies
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  with today's high being around 99 degrees. Winds
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  will be calm early, becoming west around five
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  miles per hour this afternoon. Tonight will be
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  clear with a low around 62. You're tuned into
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  and vermicomposting runs from 5 30 to 7 p .m.
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  basics of traditional composting and worm composting
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  including feeding turning and troubleshooting
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  your system Admission is just $15 or if you'd
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  rather spend your Wednesday night laughing comedian
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  Alyce Chan takes the stage tonight at Laughs
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  Unlimited in Old Sacramento. Chan is stand -up
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  comedian, writer, creator, and parenting platform,
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  MomCom NYC, and was a finalist at the Boston
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  Comedy Festival. The show starts at 7 p .m. at
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  Laughs Unlimited on Front Street. General admission
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  is $23. That's all for today's Sacramento Brief.
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  You'll find the links to today's events in the
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  show notes. I'm Carol. Thank you for trusting
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  me with your morning. Be safe, stay sharp, and
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  I'll see you tomorrow.