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The Sacramento Brief May 25, 2026 - Goeman’s Bar Murder Conviction & Memorial Day Across Sacramento · 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 Monday,
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  May 25th, 2026. Let's get you caught up. A Sacramento
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  County jury has convicted Joel Ziegler in connection
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  with a deadly 2022 shooting at Goeman's Bar on
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  Franklin Boulevard. Prosecutors say Ziegler opened
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  fire after spotting a man he believed was tied
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  to an earlier shooting involving his brother.
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  Seven shots were fired, hitting the intended
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  target along with three bystanders. One victim
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  was struck in the back and killed. Ziegler was
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  convicted of second -degree murder, attempted
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  murder, and three counts of assault with a semi
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  -automatic firearm. Prosecutors say he faces
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  up to 123 years to life in prison. Sentencing
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  is scheduled for July 24th before Judge Steve
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  White. And Sacramento police say a pursuit near
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  12th Avenue and Highway 99 ended after the suspect's
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  vehicle ran out of gas. Officers say the driver
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  initially refused to stop for vehicle code violation
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  before leading police on a pursuit. Investigators
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  say the suspect was a post -release community
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  supervision and had four active felony warrants
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  at the time of the arrest. In City Watch, Sacramento
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  County officials are reminding voters that the
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  June 2nd statewide primary elections are quickly
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  approaching. Vote centers are now open across
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  the county, including a new mobile vote center
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  serving Anatolia community in Rancho Cordova.
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  Officials say voters can cast ballots in person,
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  register to vote. Update registration information
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  and return mail ballots at any vote center through
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  Election Day. You're tuned in to the Sacramento
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  Just ask for the Sacramento Brief. And now, back
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  to the Brief. Memorial Day is shaping up sunny
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  and comfortable across Sacramento region with
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  a high near 80 degrees today. Southwest winds
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  could gust up to 23 miles per hour this afternoon.
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  Tonight stays partly cloudy with overnight lows
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  around 52. In events, Sacramento Memorial Auditorium
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  hosts a free Memorial Day community gathering
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  today from 10 to noon featuring live music, refreshments,
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  and a short ceremony. honoring veterans and Sacramento
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  history. And tomorrow evening, the Sacramento
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  Historical Society presents a special look inside
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  Sacramento's historic Elks Tower downtown. The
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  illustrated presentation begins at 6 .30 p .m.
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  and explores the building's architecture, restoration,
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  and nearly century -long history. 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.