ORANGEVALE, Calif. (KCRA) ?
A teenager was arrested Thursday in connection with a man?s shooting death at an Orangevale home, the Sacramento County Sheriff?s Office said.
The 17-year-old boy was booked into juvenile hall after being detained earlier in the day.
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Deputies were responding to a report of a family disturbance at around 10 a.m. in the 9100 block of Pershing Avenue. When they arrived at the home, they found a man with gunshot wounds to his upper body, the Sheriff?s Office said.
The man was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was declared dead, authorities said.
"It wasn't until when I actually came out that I saw someone covered with a little bit of blood, and then I just saw police and everyone show up," said neighbor Cindy Loredo, who heard arguing but no gunshots.
Several witnesses were at the home at the time of the shooting. The teen was then detained, officials said.
?When there?s several people at a location and something like this occurs, it does take some time to kind of untangle who was there, who saw what,? said Sgt. Tess Deterding, sheriff?s spokesperson. And clearly with it being, you know, early in the morning on a weekday, if anybody heard or saw anything, we encourage them to call and let us know.?
Caleb Aziz, who referred to himself as an associate of the people at the home where the shooting happened, said there was a physical fight before the shooting.
"Basically, there was a confrontation that went down. Words were discussed, and somebody very young did something he wasn't supposed to, you know," he said. "He had a gun. Didn't plan out exactly how it was supposed to go down. That's basically it. It was a horrible situation."
It is unclear how the teen knew the man who was killed.
No other details were released.