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The Sacramento Brief Monday, June 08, 2026 - Howe Avenue Homicide, Illegal Gambling Bust, and Burglary Concerns Rise in South Sacramento · 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 and this is
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  your Sacramento Brief for Monday, June 8th. Sacramento
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  County Sheriff's detectives are investigating
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  a homicide after a fatal shooting at a business
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  in the 1100 block of Howe Avenue. Deputies responded
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  shortly after 11 .20 a .m. and found 31 -year
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  -old Kenneth Peace suffering from an apparent
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  gunshot wound to the chest. Deputies immediately
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  began life -saving efforts until fire personnel
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  arrived, but Peace was pronounced dead at the
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  scene. Investigators say the suspect fled before
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  deputies arrived and remains outstanding. Anyone
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  with information is asked to contact the Sacramento
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  County Sheriff's Office at their non -emergency
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  line at 916 -874 -5115. And in South Sacramento,
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  Sheriff's deputies have shut down what investigators
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  describe as an illegal gambling operation. Following
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  a weeks -long investigation, the Central Division
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  of the Problem -Oriented Policing Team served...
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  a search warrant at a known problem location
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  with assistance from the sheriff's special enforcement
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  detail, the Elk Grove Police Department. Authorities
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  seized five firearms, multiple casino -style
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  gambling machines, electronic storage devices,
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  and more than $100 ,000 believed to be connected
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  to illegal gambling activity. And in separate
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  incidents, deputies are warning residents to
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  remain vigilant after a series of burglaries
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  and attempted burglaries reported between June
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  5th and 6th in the Fruitridge Lawrence Park
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  areas. Adding to those concerns, residents of
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  the 4900 block of 44th Street are... reported
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  an attempted break -in early Saturday morning.
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  According to neighbors, a second attempted break
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  -in occurred immediately next door to the overnight
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  attempt around 6 a .m. involving a separate suspect.
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  One suspect was reportedly detained while the
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  other remains outstanding. Sheriff's officials
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  are encouraging residents to secure your homes,
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  watch for suspicious activity, and report anything
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  unusual to law enforcement. You're tuned in to
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  the Sacramento Brief, your daily Sacramento update.
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  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 Watch,
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  nominations are now open for Sacramento County's
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  2026 Sustainable Business Award. Businesses,
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  nonprofits, and community members have until
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  June 26 to submit. recognizing organizations
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  that demonstrate environmental leadership through
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  green design, community impact, innovation, and
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  sustainability efforts. Award recipients will
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  be honored during the ceremony hosted by the
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  Sacramento County's Business Environmental Resource
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  Center on September 16th. For today's weather,
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  it'll be mostly sunny with a high near 82 degrees.
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  Tonight, expect increasing clouds with a slight
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  chance of rain after 11 p .m. Temperatures fall
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  to around 57 degrees with southwest winds gusting
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  up to 22 miles per hour. For events, tonight
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  is the final session of the Ultimate 101 Spring
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  League at... O 'Neill Park. Registration for
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  this is closed, but spectators are welcome to
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  stop by and watch local players develop their
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  skills in one of Sacramento's most welcoming
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  regional sports communities. Activities begin
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  at 6 .30 p .m. Also beginning today, Rancho Cordova
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  Arts launches in its annual Micro Masterpiece
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  Fundraiser. The online auction features hundreds
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  of original 6x6 inch artworks donated by local
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  and regional artists. Proceeds help purchase
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  art supplies for teachers and classrooms throughout
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  the region. Bidding continues through June 13th.
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  That's all for today's Sacramento Brief. You'll
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  find the links to today's events in the show
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  notes. I'm Carol. Thank you for trusting me with
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  your morning. Be safe, stay sharp, and I'll see
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  you tomorrow.