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The Sacramento Brief Thursday, June 18, 2026 - Teen Homicide Investigation Update, Juneteenth Closures & Weekend Celebrations · 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 Thursday,
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  June 18th, 2026. Let's get you caught up. A Sacramento
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  police homicide investigation has led to a firearms
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  related arrest following last week's fatal shooting
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  of a 16 year old boy. Police say 48 -year -old
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  Rene Monjaras of Sacramento has been booked into
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  the Sacramento County Main Jail on a charge of
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  being a felon in possession of a firearm following
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  a joint investigation with the Sacramento District
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  Attorney's Office. The arrest stems from the
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  June 14th shooting in the 500 block of Wisconsin
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  Avenue where officers found a teenage victim
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  suffering from at least one gunshot wound. Despite
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  life -saving efforts by officers and Sacramento
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  fire personnel, the teen died at the scene. Police
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  say the homicide investigation remains ongoing.
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  In City Watch, a reminder that Friday, tomorrow,
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  June 19th, is Juneteenth. Federal offices, California
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  state offices, Sacramento City Hall, and most
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  county offices will be closed in observance of
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  the holiday. Emergency services and regularly
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  scheduled garbage and recycling collection will
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  continue with offices reopening on Monday. For
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  today's weather, it'll be sunny with a high near
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  85 degrees, southwest winds from 5 to 11 miles
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  per hour, but there could be some gusts up to
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  22 miles per hour. Tonight will be partly cloudy
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  with a low around 56 and breezy conditions. For
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  events, Friday is packed with Juneteenth celebrations
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  across the region. Athletics hosts Juneteenth
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  and African American Heritage Night at Sutter
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  Health Park beginning at 6 .40 p .m. featuring
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  home run happy hour and a post game hip hop fireworks.
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  Free Juneteenth Art Walk begins at 10 a .m. at
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  the Celebration Arts Theater in Midtown with
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  live performances and a second line style brass
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  band leading participants through Midtown to
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  Cap Stage and the Sophia. And the Sacramento
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  Juneteenth Festival returns to William Land Park
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  Friday and Saturday. Friday evening features
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  Gospel Under the Stars from 6 to 9 p .m., followed
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  by Saturday's festival with a parade, live entertainment,
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  food vendors, children's activities, health and
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  wellness exhibits, and more. You're tuned in
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  to the Sacramento Brief, your daily Sacramento
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  update. Listen anytime on Spotify, YouTube podcasts,
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  Brief. And now, back to the Brief. That's all
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  for today's Sacramento Brief. You'll find the
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  links to today's events in the show notes. I'm
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  Carol. Thank you for trusting me with your morning.
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  Be safe, stay sharp, and I'll see you tomorrow.