At least 16 people
were shot, six fatally, early Sunday in downtown Sacramento, California, and police said no suspects were in custody.
The Sacramento Police Department said several streets in downtown Sacramento just blocks from the state Capitol building and the Golden 1 Center where the Kings NBA team plays were closed as officers responded to the violence. The conditions of the victims were not immediately known, police said.
The shooting broke out about 2 a.m. near the corner of 10th and K Street in a popular nightlife area, Sacramento Police Chief Kathy Lester said at a news conference.
"We had a large crowd in the area. We don't know if it was part of a club or an event," Lester said.
She said officers immediately responded and began providing medical aid to victims.
Lester said six people were fatally shot and another 10 were wounded and taken to hospitals.
Lester asked for the public's help in identifying the suspect or suspects involved in the shooting, saying no one was in custody.
Community activist Barry Accius of Voice of the Youth said he arrived at the scene at about 2:30 a.m. after a city council member called him about the shooting.
"It was just horrific,"
Accius told ABC affiliate station KXTV in Sacramento. "Just as soon as I walked up you saw a chaotic scene, police all over the place, victims with blood all over their bodies, folks screaming, folks crying, people going, 'Where is my brother?' Mothers crying and trying to identify who their child was."
