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The Sacramento Brief Wednesday July 1, 2026 Motel 6 Murder Suspect Extradited, Fatal Hit-and-Run Update & Last Chance for Shop 916 Bonuses · 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 Wednesday,
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  July 1st, 2026. Welcome to season two of the
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  Sacramento Brief. Let's get you caught up. Sacramento
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  County Sheriff's Office has announced an arrest
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  in connection with the deadly shooting at a Motel
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  6 in South Sacramento. The shooting happened
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  just before 1 .30 a .m. on June 9th at the Motel
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  6 on Elsie Avenue, where deputies found a 21
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  -year -old man suffering from a gunshot wound
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  inside the lobby. Despite life -saving efforts,
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  the victim died at the scene. Investigators identified
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  22 -year -old Matthew Arizaga. as the suspect
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  and obtained a murder warrant the same day. Detectives
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  later tracked him to Las Vegas, where he was
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  arrested on June 15th with the assistance of
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  the Las Vegas Metro Police Department. Arazaga
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  has since been extradited back to Sacramento
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  and booked into the Sacramento County Main Jail
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  on Monday night, where he remains in custody
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  without bail. Sacramento police are also now
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  investigating a June 23rd hit and run as a fatal
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  collision. Officers originally responded just
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  before 745 a .m. to Ramona Avenue after a vehicle
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  struck a parked car, causing that parked vehicle
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  to hit a pedestrian. The driver responsible fled
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  the scene before officers arrived, although the
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  abandoned vehicle was later located. Police announced
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  just this Monday that the. Pedestrian had passed
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  away from their injuries. The department's major
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  collision investigation unit is now taking over
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  the case. The victim's identity has not yet been
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  released, pending notification of next of kin.
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  Anyone with information is urged to contact the
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  Sacramento Police Department. In City Watch,
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  just two weeks remain for the Shop 916 bonus
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  card promotion. If you've been thinking about
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  shopping local, time is running out to stretch
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  your dollars. Through July 15th, the City of
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  Sacramento's Shop 916 program is offering bonus
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  gift cards with qualifying purchases. The more
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  you spend, the bigger the bonus. A $25 gift card
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  earns you $10, $50 will earn you $25, and if
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  you spend $100, you'll receive an additional
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  $50 gift card. To participating local businesses,
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  bonus cards are limited to three per purchaser
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  and must be used by August 31st. Since launching
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  in 2021, the Shop 916 program has generated more
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  than $1 .3 million in gift card sales, benefiting
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  131 participating local businesses. You're tuned
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  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. For today's
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  weather, we'll expect another beautiful summer
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  day across Sacramento region. Sunny skies with
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  a high near 89 degrees. Winds will remain light
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  before shifting out of the southwest this afternoon
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  to 5 to 7 miles per hour. Tonight will be mostly
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  clear with a low around 56. and south winds increasing
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  from 6 to 9 mph and gusts up to 18 mph. For events,
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  if you are looking to learn what is really being
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  done to fight mosquitoes and prevent West Nile
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  virus, tonight, Elk Grove Science Cafe will feature
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  Luz Maria Robles from the Sacramento Yellow Mosquito
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  and Vector Control District. discussing mosquito
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  biology, prevention efforts, and current health
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  challenges. The free event runs from 6 .30 to
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  8 p .m. at a seat at the table books in Elk Grove,
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  and all ages are welcome. Now, if you're looking
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  for something a little fun to do tomorrow evening
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  while supporting a good cause, the Front Street
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  Animal Shelter is partnering with Mango's in
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  Lavender Heights for a Drag Queen Bingo fundraiser.
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  Again, that's tomorrow night, July 2nd from 7
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  to 9 p .m. A $20 donation gets you eight games
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  of bingo with a half of the proceeds benefiting
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  the Front Street Animal Shelter. The evening
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  will feature food, drinks, entertainment, raffle
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  prizes, and more with the doors opening at 6
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  p .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.