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The Sacramento Brief March 20, 2026 · The Sacramento Brief

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  Okay. Good morning. This is the Sacramento Brief,
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  your weekday roundup of overnight headlines and
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  what's ahead across the city. I'm Carol. It's
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  Friday, March 20th, 2026. Let's get you caught
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  up. In Rancho Cordova, a homeowner shot a man
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  who allegedly forced entry into a residence last
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  night on Hunt Drive. Deputies say the suspect
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  broke a window before being shot and was hospitalized
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  with non -life -threatening injuries. The investigation
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  remains ongoing. New developments in last week's
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  Oak Park homicide are raising questions about
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  California's mental health diversion program.
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  Prosecutors say 47 -year -old Willie King, now
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  charged in the March 12th killing, was actively
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  participating in the pretrial mental health diversion
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  program at the time of the shooting and had recently
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  received a satisfactory progress report. District
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  Attorney Tian Ho says the case highlights concerns
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  that the program may allow defendants with violent
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  potential to avoid traditional prosecution. Pointing
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  to the proposed legislation aimed at tightening
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  eligibility, King now faces homicide, firearms,
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  pursuit charges after police chase and SWAT standoff.
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  In Rancho Cordova, a jury has convicted Amos
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  Kugler of second -degree murder in the 2022 House
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  Party shooting that left 20 -year -old Corey
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  Scherer dead. Investigators say witnesses described
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  surveillance footage, DNA evidence, and including
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  the firearm all tied Kugler to the crime. He
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  now faces 40 years to life and will be sentenced
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  on April 12th. And in a separate case, a Sacramento
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  County jury has found Peter Phan guilty of first
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  -degree murder in the 2022 killing of 20 -year
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  -old Andy Vann. Prosecutors say Vann was chased
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  and shot through his car window in what appears
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  to have been a targeted attack tied to a prior
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  dispute. In City Watch, Sacramento County is
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  encouraging residents to step outside and reconnect
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  with nature for National Day of Play. The community
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  celebration, happening at Sailor Bar along the
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  American River Parkway, features new park improvements,
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  nature tour, and a family -friendly scavenger
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  hunt. Officials say it reminds us to unplug and
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  get outside and take advantage of the regional
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  outdoor spaces. Today's weather will be sunny
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  and hot with a high near 90. Tonight will be
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  clear with low around 60. And events. Tonight,
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  the Sacramento native Jordan Robinson brings
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  court queens to the Guild Theater at 6 p .m.
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  celebrating the rise and history of women in
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  basketball. Tomorrow, Sacramento Valley Storytellers
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  Festival takes over the Oak Park Community Center
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  from 1 to 5 p .m. with live performances, interactive
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  workshops, And on Sunday, baseball is back. The
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  Giants take on their AAA affiliate in an exhibition
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  game at Sutter Health Park. That'll be at 5 p
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  .m. 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.