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The Sacramento Brief Thursday July 16, 2026 | Deputy Stops Active Stabbing, State Fair Food Safety & Weekend 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 Thursday,
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  July 16th, 2026. Let's get you caught up. A Sacramento
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  County Sheriff's Deputy is being credited with
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  stopping an attack. In the Foothill Farms area
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  Wednesday morning, deputies were originally called
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  to a disturbance at the Starbucks near Elkhorn
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  Boulevard in Diablo Drive. A man reportedly entered
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  behind the counter armed with a kitchen knife.
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  Before deputies arrived, the suspect fled the
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  area. Deputies soon spotted a man matching the
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  description on Diablo Drive. The suspect ran
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  into an open garage of a nearby home where investigators
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  say he randomly attacked a 63 -year -old woman
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  as she was getting into her car. 26 year old
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  daughter rushed to help but the suspect turned
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  his attack on her as well witnesses witnessing
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  the assault in progress the deputy opened fire
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  stopping the attack the suspect died at the scene
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  both women suffered multiple stab wounds and
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  remain hospitalized in serious but stable condition
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  investigators believe the victims were chosen
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  at random The sheriff's office, along with the
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  district attorney's office, is conducting the
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  standard officer -involved shooting investigation.
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  And in Oak Park, Sacramento police have arrested
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  21 -year -old Maximus Morgan on connection with
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  Tuesday's fatal stabbing in 3500 block of Fifth
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  Avenue. Officers found an adult suffering from
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  at least one stab wound shortly before 1230 Tuesday
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  morning. Despite life -saving efforts, he died
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  at the scene. Morgan was arrested on homicide
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  -related charges. The victim's identity has not
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  yet been released. And in Sacramento Superior
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  Court, a jury has convicted Robert Lamont Brown
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  of kidnapping a stranger in a violent 2025 attack.
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  Prosecutors say Brown dragged a woman into a
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  vehicle, strangled her, then threw her from the
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  car before fleeing. Brown faces up to 25 years
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  to life in prison when he's sentenced on August
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  7th. Today's weather, expect another warm but
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  comfortable July day. Today's high reached around
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  95 under sunny skies with southwest winds between
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  5 to 9 miles per hour. Tonight will be clear
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  with a low near 59 degrees. You know, I've been
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  trying the Strong Coffee Company's gummies for
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  the past few days, and here's my honest take.
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  The flavor surprised me. It tastes much more
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  like real coffee, like a strong coffee, than
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  candy. But what really impressed me the most
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  was the steady energy I experienced without the
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  crash. If you'd like to try them for yourself,
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  use my code SACBRIEF for 20 % off. You'll find
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  the link in today's show notes. And I may earn
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  a commission if you use my link. And I thank
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  you ahead for your support. In City Watch, if
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  you are planning to visit the California State
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  Fair when it opens tomorrow, Sacramento County
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  wants you to know that food safety is getting
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  special attention this year. Environmental Management
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  Department inspectors will be on site throughout
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  the fair inspecting more than 150 food vendors.
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  They'll be checking food temperatures, hand washing
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  practices, approved food sources, and sanitation
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  to help prevent... foodborne illness. Routine
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  inspections, surprise visits, and complaint investigations
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  will continue throughout the fair, which runs
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  from July 17th to August 2nd at Cal Expo. You're
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  tuned into the Sacramento Brief, your daily Sacramento
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  update. Listen anytime on Spotify, YouTube podcasts,
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  or your smart speaker. Just ask for the Sacramento
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  Brief. And now, back to the Brief. Now, if you're
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  looking for something to get into tonight, if
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  comedy is your thing, Say It Loud live comedy
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  takes stage at Laughs Unlimited at 7 p .m. And
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  if you're celebrating a July birthday, admission
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  is free with a valid ID. Or you can catch Twelfth
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  Night at Sacramento City College's Art Court
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  Theater. This fresh production reimagines Shakespeare's
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  classic comedy in 1966 Philadelphia, blending
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  mistaken identities with soul music and girl
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  group harmonies. That's all for today's Sacramento
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  Brief. You'll find the links to today's events
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  in the 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.