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The Sacramento Brief Monday, June 15, 2026 - Teen Killed in Sacramento Shooting, Hit-and-Run Arrest Made, and City Seeks Input on Cesar Chavez Park Renaming · 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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  June 15th, 2026. Let's get you caught up. A 16
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  -year -old boy is dead following a shooting early
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  Sunday morning in Sacramento. According to the
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  Sacramento Police Department, officers responded
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  around 12 .30 a .m. to the 500 block of Wisconsin
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  Avenue, where they found the teen suffering from
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  at least one gunshot wound. Despite life -saving
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  efforts, he died at the scene. Homicide detectives
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  and crime scene investigators are continuing
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  their investigation. Anyone with information
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  is urged to contact the Sacramento Police Department.
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  And in an update to last week's fatal Oak Park
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  hit and run, Sacramento police announced the
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  arrest of 30 -year -old Miracle Merritt of Sacramento.
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  Investigators say Merritt was identified and
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  arrested less than 24 hours after the collision
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  that claimed the life of a 9 -year -old girl
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  riding a minibike. Merritt was booked on felony
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  hit and run and misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter
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  charges. And Sacramento County Sheriff's detectives
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  have arrested 37 -year -old Jaleisa Ellison in
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  connection with a fatal stabbing on Ethan Way.
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  Deputies responded early Saturday morning and
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  found a 51 -year -old man suffering from a stab
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  wound inside a residence. The victim was pronounced
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  dead at the scene. Ellison was located nearby
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  and later booked on murder charges. She is scheduled
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  to make her first court appearance this afternoon.
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  And in other public safety news, Sacramento police
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  arrested a robbery suspect after an incident
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  in a business on Truxell Road. Officers say the
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  suspect allegedly used a hammer during the robbery
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  before attempting to flee. Air One assisted local
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  officers in locating the suspect, who was arrested
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  on robbery, resisting arrest, and probation violations.
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  And a 15 -year -old was arrested following a
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  motorcycle pursuit nearing Main Avenue and Raley
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  Boulevard. During the investigation, officers
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  recovered an illegally possessed Glock -styled
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  handgun with an extended magazine. You're tuned
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  in to 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. In City
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  Watch, the city of Sacramento is asking residents
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  to help shape the future name of Cesar Chavez
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  Park. A public survey is now available through
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  July 24th, allowing community members to share
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  ideas, values and potential names for the historic
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  downtown park. City leaders say the feedback
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  gathered through the surveys, outreach events
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  and stakeholder meetings will help guide recommendations
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  before a final decision is made by the Sacramento
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  City Council later this year. The park, originally
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  established as Part of Sacramento's 1849 city
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  plan remains one of the city's oldest and most
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  recognizable public gathering spaces. For today's
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  weather, it'll be sunny and hot with a high near
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  97 degrees. Winds will remain light throughout
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  the day. Tonight will be mostly clear with overnight
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  low around 58. For events, step beneath the streets
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  of Old Sacramento with the popular Underground
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  Tours. at the Sacramento History Museum, located
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  at 101 I Street. Visitors can explore hidden
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  spaces created when the city raised itself above
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  flood levels in the 1800s. Tours run daily with
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  departures at 1130 a .m. and 1 p .m. And food
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  lovers, you can experience Sacramento's culinary
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  scene with Midtown Walking Food Tours from Sactown
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  Bites. The guided tour combines local food tastings,
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  public art, and neighborhood history while exploring
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  Midtown's restaurants and murals. 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.