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The Sacramento Brief Thursday August 6, 2026 | Murder Suspect Returned to Sacramento, Two Overnight Shootings, and Free Business Growth Opportunities · 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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  August 6, 2026. Let's get you caught up. Sacramento
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  police are investigating what they believe was
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  a road rage shooting yesterday. near the 3500
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  block of Marysville Boulevard. Officers say two
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  people were shot around 7 p .m. and suffered
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  non -life -threatening injuries. And a short
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  time later in South Sacramento, police investigated
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  a shooting that happened around 7 .30 p .m. in
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  the 4500 block of Perry Avenue. According to
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  scanner traffic, one person suffered a gunshot
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  wound to the back and drove themselves to a local
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  hospital. Their condition has not been released.
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  Investigators tracked a light -colored SUV through
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  the city's public safety camera system as it
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  traveled towards Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard
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  and 47th Avenue. At this point, authorities have
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  not confirmed whether that vehicle was connected
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  to the shooting. And residents may remember that
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  gunfire was also reported in the same block of
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  Perry Avenue on Sunday afternoon. It's unknown
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  whether the two incidents are related. And all
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  of these incidents remain under investigation.
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  We'll continue to follow this story as more information
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  becomes available. And over in Elk Grove, there
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  is a major development in a homicide investigation
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  that's been underway for nearly a year. Police
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  have announced that 43 -year -old Roderick Randall
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  has been extradited back to California to face
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  charges in connection with the November 2025
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  shooting at the Z -Town Gastropub in Elk Grove.
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  That shooting left two people dead and two others
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  injured. Investigators say Randall was located
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  earlier this year in federal custody in Texas.
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  Working alongside federal authorities and Sacramento
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  County District Attorney's Office, Elk Grove
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  detectives coordinated his return to California.
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  He was taken into custody Tuesday night after
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  arriving at the Sacramento International Airport
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  and has now been booked in the Sacramento County
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  Main Jail on charges including two counts of
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  homicide, assault with a deadly weapon, and possession
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  of a firearm by a prohibited person. Police say
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  his return marks a significant milestone in the
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  investigation as the case now moves through the
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  Sacramento County court system. Today's weather
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  is another hot day ahead for the Sacramento region.
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  It will be sunny with a high near 100. Winds
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  will remain light before turning southwest during
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  the afternoon. Tonight will be mostly clear with
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  an overnight low around 62. So if you're headed
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  outdoors, stay hydrated and try to limit strenuous
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  activities during the hottest part of the afternoon.
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  the city of Sacramento is offering a free marketing
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  and social media workshop designed specifically
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  for hospitality and nightlife businesses. The
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  workshop takes place next Thursday, August 13th
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  from 2 to 4 p .m. at 300 Richards Boulevard.
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  The session will feature Sacramento Fire Department
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  communication specialist Wendy Aguilar, who will
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  share practical strategies for building a brand,
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  creating engagement. engaging social media content,
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  and reaching new customers. Space is limited,
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  so advanced registration is encouraged. You're
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  tuned in to The Sacramento Brief, your daily
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  Sacramento update. Listen anytime on Spotify,
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  YouTube podcasts, or your smart speaker. Just
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  ask for The Sacramento Brief. And now, back to
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  The Brief. For events, if you've ever owned or
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  dreamed of owning your own business, today's
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  featured online event may be worth checking out.
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  It's at 4 p .m. Franchise financing expert Beau
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  Eckstein is hosting a free webinar called How
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  to Find and Fund Your First Franchise. The one
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  -hour session covers Sacramento Business Administration
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  financing, startup cost, lender expectations,
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  and common mistakes franchise owners should avoid.
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  And if networking is more your style, the Sacramento
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  Hispanic Chamber of Commerce is hosting Buenos
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  Dias Meetup this morning. That'll be from 9 a
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  .m. to 10 .30 at Bloom Workspace on 20th and
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  Capitol Avenue. The event includes coffee, networking,
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  opportunities to connect with local entrepreneurs
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  and business leaders before the workday begins.
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  That's all for today's Sacramento Brief. You'll
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  find the links to today's events in the show
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  notes. I'm Carol. Thank you for trusting me with
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  your morning. Be safe, stay sharp, and I'll see
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  you tomorrow.