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The Sacramento Brief Monday September 14,2026 | Elk Grove Pursuit Turns Fatal, Sacramento Celebrates Women of Impact · 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 Monday, September 14th,
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  2026. Let's get you caught up. We begin in Elk
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  Grove where a suspect arsonist died Saturday
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  following pursuit and an officer firing a weapon.
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  Police say the man was not struck by the gunfire
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  but died of a self -inflicted injury. Officers
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  responded shortly after 6 p .m. Saturday evening
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  to reports of someone starting fires at a residence
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  in the 8600 block of Bradshaw Road. They found
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  an RV trailer on fire which Cosumnes Fire Department
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  extinguished. Police say the suspect was later
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  located near Waterman Road between Sheldon and
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  Calvin Roads before running through several rural
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  properties. A police helicopter later spotted
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  him in a field carrying what appeared to be a
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  rifle. According to investigators, an officer
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  fired after the man aimed the weapon at the helicopter.
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  That weapon was later determined to be a pelican.
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  Police say the man was subsequently found dead.
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  His identity has not yet been released, and an
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  investigation continues. In a separate incident,
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  Sacramento County Sheriff deputies are investigating
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  a deadly stabbing on Stockton Boulevard. Deputies
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  responded to the 6700 block just after 9 p .m.
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  Saturday night. They found an adult man with
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  life -threatening stab wound and had him transported
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  to a hospital where he later died. The Sheriff's
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  Office said homicide detectives will be taking
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  over the investigation. Anyone with information
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  is asked to call the Sheriff's Non -Emergency
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  Line at 916 -874 -5115. Now, turning to Monday's
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  forecast. Today will be sunny with a high near
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  90 degrees with northwest winds of 3 to 5 mph.
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  Tonight will be clear with temperatures falling
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  to around 57 degrees and light winds become southwesterly
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  for a professional artist to create a three -dimensional
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  wall art for the renovated Martin Luther King
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  Jr. Library in South Sacramento. The piece will
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  welcome visitors at the entrance and explore
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  civil rights themes. The total project award
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  is a little over $151 ,000. Our applications
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  are due October 26th with an optional virtual
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  session October 12th. Artists with experience
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  in or connection to South Sacramento will receive
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  additional consideration. You're tuned into The
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  notes. And now, back to The Brief. Looking ahead
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  to events for Thursday. The 18th Annual Exceptional
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  Women of Color Awards and Expo comes to the Doubletree
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  by Hilton Sacramento. Hosted by the SAC Cultural
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  Hub Media Foundation. The evening celebrates
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  women whose leadership, service, and talent are
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  making an impact in their communities. This year's
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  theme, The Power of We, because we influence
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  what's next. The keynote presenter is Pastor
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  Phyllis Towles, Director of Ministry Advancement
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  and Development at Center of Praise Ministries.
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  The event runs from 5 to 9 p .m. That's Thursday,
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  September 17th at 2001 Point Westway. Ticket
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  sales do end soon and they're going fast. So
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  check the listing for availability. 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.