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The Sacramento Brief Tuesday, August 18, 2026 | Masked Shooting Victim, Highway 50 Tragedy & $2 Tuesday Fun · 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 Tuesday,
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  August 18th, 2026. Let's get you caught up. An
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  investigation is underway after firefighters
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  responded to what was initially reported to have
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  been a vehicle collision. Instead, found a shooting
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  victim in North Sacramento. Crews were called
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  to the 3300 block of Fulton Avenue around 830
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  Monday morning. The Sacramento County Sheriff's
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  Office said there was no collision and no vehicles
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  were involved. Investigators say the victim was
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  completely covered. and wearing a ski mask and
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  appeared to have been walking in the area when
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  they were shot. The victim was taken to the hospital.
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  The condition has not been released. And investigators
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  say it may be difficult to determine exactly
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  what happened. The sheriff's office says the
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  victim refused to provide information about possible
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  suspects. Meanwhile, the Sacramento police made
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  an arrest following a foot chase near Mack Road
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  and Valley High Drive early Monday morning. Police
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  say officers contacted a person who took off
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  running. After a brief pursuit, the suspect was
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  detained and allegedly found with methamphetamine
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  and drug paraphernalia. A records check then
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  revealed that the person was also wanted in connection
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  with a robbery and being investigated by another
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  agency. And on Highway 50, one man is dead and
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  three others were injured after a group stopped
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  to help change a flat tire. CHP say four men
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  were on the shoulder of eastbound Highway 50
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  near 34th Street late Sunday night when an SUV
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  drifted off the roadway and struck them. One
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  man died. The other suffered major injuries,
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  while two had minor injuries. The SUV driver
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  remained on scene and is cooperating with investigators.
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  CHP says DUI is not suspected. Now stepping outside,
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  Sacramento is in for another hot and sunny day
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  with a high near 95 degrees. Winds will be light,
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  becoming westerly this afternoon. Tonight, look
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  for partly cloudy skies with a low around 62.
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  Want to get around Sacramento on two wheels instead
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  of four? The city is offering a free urban biking
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  and scooting 101 this evening from 530 to 630
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  p .m. at Colonial Heights Library. The class
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  covers the rules of the road, safety, and practical
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  tips for navigating Sacramento by bike or scooter.
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  And Sacramento County is preparing for emergencies
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  before they happen. More than 75 nurses recently
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  trained together at Sacramento State's Nursing
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  Simulation Laboratory. The disaster response
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  training allows nurses from the county and community
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  partners to practice clinical skills they may
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  need if an emergency disrupts normal health care
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  services. The county and Sacramento State conduct
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  the training every two years. And finally, a
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  couple of ways to keep the kids entertained today.
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  Fairytale Town is offering $2 Tuesday admission
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  for children ages 2 to 12. The park is open from
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  9 a .m. to 4 p .m. with adult admission at $10.
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  Or trading your summer heat for a little indoor
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  ice without the ice. Sock skating begins today
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  at the Sacramento Children's Museum in Rancho
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  Cordova. Kids can bring their favorite socks
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  and slide around on the museum's faux ice rink.
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  Sock skating is included with regular admission
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  and no reservation is required. That's all for
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  today's Sacramento Brief. You'll find the links
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  to today's events in the show notes. I'm Carol.
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  Thank you for trusting me with your morning.
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  Be safe, stay sharp, and I'll see you tomorrow.