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The Sacramento Brief Thursday, June 11, 2026 - Rock-Throwing Arrest Downtown, South Sacramento Shooting Investigation, and Discovery Park Festivals Secured Through 2035 · 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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  June 11th, 2026. Let's get you caught up. Sacramento
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  police arrested a man Tuesday morning after reports
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  that he was throwing rocks at passing vehicles
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  near 12th Street downtown. Officers say one victim
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  suffered non -life threatening injuries after
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  being struck by the suspect. When officers attempted
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  to detain him, the suspect allegedly fought with
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  officers before being taken into custody. He
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  was arrested on outstanding warrants and multiple
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  assault related charges. And in South Sacramento,
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  police are investigating a shooting that occurred
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  Tuesday afternoon in the 7700 block of 24th Street.
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  Two adult male victims were located with non
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  -life -threatening injuries. One was transported
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  by ambulance while the other victim transported
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  themselves to a local hospital. At this time,
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  there's no additional information about suspects.
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  In City Watch, major music festivals are remaining
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  at Discovery Park for at least another decade.
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  A Sacramento County Board of Directors supervisors
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  have approved a new agreement with Danny Wimmer
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  Presents, allowing up to three multi -day festivals
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  each year through 2035. The deal secures the
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  future of major events, including Aftershock
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  and Golden Sky, which together attract hundreds
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  of thousands of visitors annually and generate
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  tens of millions of dollars in the Sacramento
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  local economy. The agreement also includes funding
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  for Discovery Park improvements and American
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  River Parkway projects, as well as community
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  programs, along with a commitment to prioritizing
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  Sacramento County based vendors and service providers.
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  ask for the Sacramento Brief. And now. Back to
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  the brief. For today's weather, we're going to
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  expect it to be hot, sunny day with a high near
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  102. Winds will remain light from the northwest.
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  Tonight will be clear with an overnight low around
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  62 degrees. For events, Sacramento State is hosting
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  its 2026 Juneteenth celebration today from 10
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  a .m. to 2 p .m. at the university campus. The
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  free event includes food trucks, music, dance
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  performances and family activities, community
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  resources and live stream watch party of the
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  CSU Juneteenth Symposium. And tonight. At 7 p
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  .m., the Sacramento Science Social at Enlightenment
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  Salon in Midtown will feature UC Davis climate
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  scientist Paul Ullrich discussing how artificial
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  intelligence is transforming weather forecasting
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  and climate modeling. Admission is $10 with discounted
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  student tickets available. That's all for today's
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  Sacramento Brief. You'll find the links to today's
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  events in the show notes. I'm Carol. Thank you
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  for trusting me with your morning. Be safe, stay
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  sharp, and I'll see you tomorrow.