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The Sacramento Brief Tuesday September 8, 2026 | Deadly officer involved, shooting closes Highway 50 · 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 Tuesday,
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  September 8th, 2026. Let's get you caught up.
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  Happening now, a deadly officer involved shooting
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  is under investigation following a pursuit that
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  began shortly after 11 o 'clock last night. Westbound
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  Highway 50 between Hazel and Sunrise Boulevard
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  will remain closed for several hours while investigators
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  process the scene. Drivers should avoid the area
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  and expect significant delays during the morning
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  commute. In another developing story, Sacramento
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  police are investigating a shooting in the Richards
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  neighborhood. Officers responded to the 300 block
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  of Burkhead Drive near Richards Boulevard just
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  after 10 p .m. last night. They found a man with
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  at least one gunshot wound. He was taken to a
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  hospital for treatment. No suspect information
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  has been released. Sacramento police made two
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  early morning arrests yesterday after Separate
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  suspects reportedly tried to get away from officers.
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  Just after midnight near West El Camino Avenue
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  and Northgate Boulevard, officers attempted to
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  contact the suspect believed to be selling narcotics
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  who had an outstanding felony warrant. Police
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  say the suspect ran but was quickly detained.
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  During the search of the suspect's vehicle, officers
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  reportedly found the narcotics. The suspect was
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  arrested on related charges. Then about 20 minutes
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  later, officers attempted to stop a bicyclist
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  along the 2400 block of Meadowview Road. Police
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  say the rider took off on the bicycle, but officers
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  caught up with them and safely detained the suspect
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  several blocks away. The person was found to
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  have two outstanding warrants and was arrested.
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  Meanwhile, in Rancho Cordova. The Oriental Cordova
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  Police recently conducted a retail theft enforcement
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  operation targeting businesses along Zinfandel
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  Drive. The operation brought together members
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  of the department's problem -oriented policing
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  team, detectives, and Sacramento County property
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  crimes detectives. Officers detained nine people,
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  issued nine trespassing notices, and handed out
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  three misdemeanor citations. They also recovered
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  numerous items believed to have been stolen.
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  to The Brief. Okay, so from enforcement operations
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  to your Tuesday's forecast, here's what to expect
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  outside. Sacramento will be sunny and hot with
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  a high near 94 degrees. Winds will begin calm
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  before shifting out of the north -northwest at
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  around 5 mph. Tonight will be mostly cloudy with
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  ever thought, none of these candidates speak
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  to me. I could do this myself. Well, Sacramento
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  County has now an opening for you. The filing
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  period for the write -in candidate. In the November
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  3rd general election is underway. Eligible candidates
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  must file a statement of write -in candidacy
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  and the required supporting documents by 5 p
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  .m. Tuesday, October 20th. Filing can be completed
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  at the county voters registration and elections
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  office at 7065th Street, Suite A. And here are
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  a few other election dates to put on your calendar.
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  The county begins mailing out ballots and accepting
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  them that ballot drop boxes on October 5th. Regular
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  voter registration deadline is October 19th.
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  Conditional voter registration begins the following
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  day. 11 day vote centers open October 24th with
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  all vote centers open October 31st. And Election
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  Day is on Tuesday, November 3rd. Now, let's finish
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  with two ways to exercise your creative side.
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  If you're quick with a comeback or would simply
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  like to become quicker, Sacramento Comedy Spot
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  begins its six -week intro improv games class
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  tonight. The beginner -friendly course uses interactive
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  games to develop creativity, teamwork, and the
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  ability to think on your feet. No previous improv
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  or performance experience is required, but participants
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  must be at least 18 years old. Class begins tonight
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  at 7 p .m. at the Comedy Spot Training Center
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  at 915 T Street. The six -week course will run
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  you about $195. or if you'd rather put your ideas
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  on paper. The Sierra 2 Center begins its four
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  -week playwriting workshop, the first draft in
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  four weeks. Playwright and theater maker Nancy
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  Kelly will guide participants from an initial
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  idea through plot, character development, the
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  story turning point, and ultimately a complete
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  first draft. The workshop meets Tuesdays from
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  6 to 8 p .m. September 8th through the 29th at
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  Sierra 2 Center on 24th Street. Registration
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  for this one is $100 and students should bring
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  a notebook, something to write with, and if possible,
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  a laptop. 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.