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The Sacramento Brief Wednesday September 9, 2026 | Highway 50: Three Closures, Three Deaths in 24 Hours · The Sacramento Brief

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  I'm Carol. It's Wednesday, September 9th, 2026.
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  Let's get you caught up. Two separate deadly
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  events unfolded on Highway 50 Tuesday, marking
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  the third time in 24 hours that the portion of
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  that freeway had been closed. The first of yesterday's
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  incidents began with a shooting near the Panera
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  Bread on Howe Avenue, where deputies found a
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  woman dead at the scene. Using witness descriptions
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  and the flock camera system, deputies located
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  the suspect's vehicle near Highway 50 at Watt
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  Avenue. When they attempted to stop the driver,
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  pulled over abruptly, deputies later found the
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  man dead inside from an apparent self -inflicted
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  gunshot wound. Investigators say that he chased
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  the woman before shooting her in front of witnesses.
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  Anyone with information should call Sacramento
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  County Sheriff's Office at 916 -874 -5115. Then
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  just before 10 p .m. Tuesday night, another deadly
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  incident occurred on westbound Highway 50. The
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  California Highway Patrol says a man was walking
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  in traffic lanes along the W-X portion of the
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  freeway east of Interstate 5 when he was struck
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  west of 10th Street off -ramp. Five lanes were
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  temporarily closed during the investigation,
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  but all lanes have since reopened. And after
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  a difficult night on the roadways, Sacramento
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  is heading into another round of serious heat.
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  Today will be sunny and hot with a high near
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  101. Winds will come from the north -northwest
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  from about 5 to 7 miles per hour. Tonight will
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  be partly cloudy with a low near 72. Today's
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  notes. And now, back to The Brief. And finally,
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  two events for tonight. Actress and comedian
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  Tisha Campbell brings an author talk and comedy
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  show. That's tonight, 6 p .m. VIP admission is
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  already sold out, but there are a few limited
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  general admission tickets still available. This
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  or if you enjoy an intimate evening of live jazz
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  with Blue Note pianist Paul Cornish, that will
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  A master class begins at 5 .30, followed by a
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  concert from 7 to 9 p .m. 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.