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The Sacramento Brief April 14, 2026 - Natomas School Shooting Update, I-5 Chase Ends in Gunfire, Local Market Honored · The Sacramento Brief

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  I'm Carol. It's Tuesday, April 14th, 2026. Let's
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  get to it. In an update this morning, the victim
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  of Friday's deadly school shooting has been identified
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  as 16 -year -old DeJon Sledge. Police say a person
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  of interest is now in custody. The shooting happened
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  just after 3 .30 p .m. on Friday on the campus
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  of Natomas High School in the 3200 block of Truxell
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  Road. This investigation remains active. Also
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  this morning, a police chase has ended in a shooting
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  along southbound Interstate 5 in Sacramento.
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  According to the Sacramento County Sheriff's
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  Office, the incident happened near Arena Boulevard.
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  So southbound lanes of I -5 at Arena Boulevard
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  are completely closed as investigation, as deputies
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  investigate. No word yet on injuries or what
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  led up to the chase or when those roadways will
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  reopen, but it looks like it's going to be quite
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  some time. In City Watch, a North Sacramento
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  staple is getting a major recognition. T &Y Market
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  has been named the City of Sacramento's Small
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  Business of the Year. Honored for more than 30
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  years of service, community impact, and continued
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  innovation, the family -owned market on Norwood
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  Avenue is known for its wide range of international
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  foods and deep ties to the region's Hmong community.
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  The award will be presented May 6 at the Sacramento
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  Memorial Auditorium as part of Small Business
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  Week. City leaders say businesses like T&Y are
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  essential to Sacramento's economy. and it's the
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  heartbeat of its neighborhood. You're tuned in
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  to The Sacramento Brief, your daily Sacramento
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  or your smart speaker. Just ask for The Sacramento
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  Brief. And now, back to The Brief. Today's weather
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  will be partly sunny early and then clearing
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  out with a high near 69. Light winds pick up
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  slightly out of the west this evening. Tonight
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  we'll have increasing clouds and a little cooler
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  as we head into overnight. In events, if you're
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  thinking about elevating your garden game, this
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  one's for you. The Fair Oaks Horticultural Center.
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  is hosting workshops and open garden access tomorrow
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  from 9 a .m. to noon. You'll find everything
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  from fruit trees and vegetables, gardens to water
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  -efficient landscaping, all backed by the University
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  of California's research. Plus, Master Gardeners
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  will be on site for one -on -one advice, bring
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  your questions, or even a mystery plant, and
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  they'll help you identify that. That's all for
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  today's Sacramento Brief. You'll find the links
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  to today's events in the show notes. I'm Carol.
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  Thank you for trusting me with your morning.
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  Be safe, stay sharp, and I'll see you tomorrow.