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The Sacramento Brief April 13, 2026 - Student Shooting at Natomas High | Stockton Blvd Safety Plans | Photography Month + Monarch Talk · The Sacramento Brief

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  Good morning. This is the Sacramento Brief, your
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  weekday roundup of overnight headlines and what's
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  ahead across the city. I'm Carol. It's Monday,
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  April 13th, 2026. Let's get you caught up. Sacramento
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  police are searching for a student suspected
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  of fatally shooting another student at Natomas
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  High School Friday afternoon. Officers responded
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  just after 3 .30 p .m. to reports of gunfire
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  in the 3200 block of Truxell Road. Authorities
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  say the shooting happened in an open area on
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  campus as classes were being dismissed. The victim,
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  identified as a juvenile, was a student at a
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  nearby school and was pronounced dead at the
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  scene. Investigators say the suspected shooter
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  is a Natomas High School student and remains
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  outstanding. A SWAT team was later seen at a
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  nearby apartment complex where officers went
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  door to door. Family members at the scene were
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  heard urging a possible suspect to surrender.
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  At this point, no motive has been released. The
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  Natomas Unified School District says the victim
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  was a former student of Natomas High School and
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  confirmed the shooting was believed to have been
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  targeted. The district has canceled all weekend
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  events, including a multi - cultural festival
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  and says grief counselors will be available across
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  campuses. They are also increasing security presence
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  this week. In City Watch, plans to improve safety
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  along Stockton Boulevard are moving forward.
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  The city is asking for your input. The community
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  workshop is set for Wednesday. April 15th, that's
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  this Wednesday, from 5 .30 to 7 p .m. as part
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  of the Stockton Boulevard Safety and Transit
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  Enhancement Project, also known as STEP. The
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  corridor is one of Sacramento's busiest connecting
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  neighborhoods, businesses, and major transit
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  routes. But it also has been flagged for ongoing
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  safety concerns, especially for pedestrians,
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  cyclists, and transit riders. City officials
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  are currently studying gaps for lighting, crossings,
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  and overall connectivity. Factors that may be
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  contributing to collisions and accidents and
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  accessibility issues as well. At the workshop,
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  residents can review proposed design concepts,
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  help shape the final plan, and propose upgrades
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  to include safer crossing, improved lighting,
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  expanded bike lanes, and enhanced transit stops
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  with stronger connections to light rail. City
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  leaders say the goal is simple, to build a corridor
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  that works better, safer for all who use it.
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  ask for the Sacramento Brief. And now, back to
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  the Brief. Today's weather will be mostly sunny
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  with a high near 64. Light winds picking up slightly
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  out of the northwest this afternoon. Tonight
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  will be mostly clear with a low around 46. Winds
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  easing into calm conditions overnight. In events,
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  April is Photography Month in Sacramento 2026.
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  A month -long celebration of visual storytelling
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  across the region. Local galleries, museums,
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  and creative spaces are hosting exhibits, workshops,
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  and photo walks. And community events all month
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  long. Participating locations include the Crocker
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  Art Museum, the California Museum, and the Leland
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  Stanford Mansion, among many others. It's a grassroots
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  effort designed to connect artists and the community
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  while spotlighting both emerging and established
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  photographers. You can explore events happening
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  all week from exhibits to hands -on workshops
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  through the end of April. And if you're looking
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  for something a little more intimate, a local
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  science talk is diving into the future of monarch
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  butterflies. A conversation with Elizabeth Crone
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  explores the dramatic decline of the Western
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  monarch population, down nearly 95 % in recent
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  years. She'll break down what is happening. why
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  it's happening, and how urban spaces, yes, even
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  on your own backyard, can help support their
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  survival. That event includes a Q &A and a chance
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  to connect with science with a real -world impact.
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  That's tomorrow, happening from 6 .30 to 7 .30
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  p .m. at the Enlightenment Salon at 2221 10th
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  Street. 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.