Jeremy Southern (23) shot and killed by police

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July 22, 6:15 a.m.

The person shot by Sacramento police died from his injuries at the hospital, according to the Sacramento Police Department.

His identity has not been released.

July 21, 7:50 p.m.

Sacramento police say at around 2:17 p.m., officers were in the area of The Crossings apartments conducting a follow-up investigation to a shooting that occurred last week at that apartment complex. As officers were on scene they saw someone matching the description they were looking for.

He was walking around the complex with a female with him, according to police. Officers say they confronted him and he pulled out a handgun, pointing it at them.

Police say one officer fired at him and he was shot at least once.

Officers say they rendered aid until fire personnel showed up.

The male was transported to a local hospital where he remains in critical condition.

A firearm was recovered at the scene.

Original story below:

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KTXL) ? Sacramento officers are investigating a police shooting outside of an apartment complex for students.

The Sacramento Police Department says they have blocked off Romana Avenue near Highway 50 for the investigation. Police tape is also surrounding The Crossings, a student housing community that is across the highway from Sacramento State.

One person has been hospitalized but their condition is unknown, according to police.

Police say no officers were injured in the shooting.

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KTXL) — The sister of a man shot and killed by Sacramento police on Tuesday wants to know why officers used lethal force on her brother.

“Jeremy was just somebody who was kind and gentle,” said Ida Southern. “He just liked to laugh and have a good time.”

She said her brother, 22-year-old Jeremy Southern, was supposed to turn 23 on Friday. But instead, she said he’s the man officers killed at The Crossings apartment complex on Ramona Avenue.

“I went through every emotion that there was last night,” she told FOX40.

She said she believes her brother was at The Crossings to visit a friend.

Sacramento police say Jeremy had a tattoo matching the description of a suspect involved in a shooting at the same complex on Wednesday.

“So, it’s not like they had his name and his picture,” Ida Southern said. “It’s like, ‘OK, he’s the suspect.’ Just because he was Black with dreads and had a tattoo now, all of a sudden, he fits the description.”

When officers approached him, Sacramento police say he pulled out a gun and aimed it at officers.

Ida Southern admitted her brother had a troubled past. Both of them and their three other siblings spent time growing up with a foster family. In 2014, Jeremy Southern had even made some videos about being a teen in the foster system.

According to Ida Southern, her brother was recently released from prison. But she said he was turning his life around, recently taking a job on a farm in Galt.

“He got a job. He was supposed to get a new place,” she said. “So, all of this just seems, it seems weird. Like, we had plans this weekend.”

She said if he was pointing a gun at officers, she understands why they shot him. But she said she does not understand why they had to kill him.

“We’re not prey out here. We’re human beings,” Ida Southern said. “So, it shouldn’t be shoot to kill like we’re hunting. It should be shoot to disarm. Once my brother was no longer armed and was no longer a threat to them, they should not have taken that second shot.”

A vigil for Jeremy Southern will be held Thursday night at The Crossings. But Ida Southern said she and her family have been getting threats. They only want people who are coming to show support.

Update the person killed by Sacramento Police has been identified as Jeremy Southern (23).

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Here is the fallout in Sacramento

NATOMAS, Calif. (KTXL) — Hundreds of demonstrators came together Wednesday to call for accountability, taking those demands straight to the city manager’s front door.

“If he’s not willing to fire these cops who are killing people, then he’s gotta go,” said protester Makayla Hopkins.

Hopkins told FOX40 she does not feel safe in her own community when she sees police officers not properly disciplined for misconduct.

“They’re not protecting us. They’re not protecting us and they should be,” she said. “If we give them not just our tax dollars but our faith — and that faith is in protecting us, protecting the people — we wouldn’t have all these posters out here. These people would not be dead.”

Black Lives Matter demonstrators posted the names and faces of people killed by police on City Manager Howard Chan’s watch on his own front law.

One of those faces was Stephon Clark’s, who was shot and killed by Sacramento police in 2018. Those officers were never charged or fired, evidence that protesters said shows Chan is unwilling to hold officers accountable for their actions.

“This position should be appointed by the people, for the people because if he was for the people, each of these names out here would have the proper justice and those employees who murdered them, the police officers would not still be employed. And he’s the only person who can make that change,” said protester Raymond Quitugua.

The city manager pushed back, saying he fired six officers over his tenure and seven others either stepped down or retired before action could be taken. In a statement sent to FOX40, he said in part, “Since I became City Manager, I have held all City employees, including those who work for the Sacramento Police Department, accountable for their actions.”

But those staging the die-in outside his home said Chan didn’t go far enough to punish wrongdoings and they are tired of waiting for justice that may never come.

“We’re here today to show him how serious it is and how serious we are,” said local activist Tanya Faison. “And that we want accountability and he needs to do his job.”

It is the city council that appoints the city manager and has the power to remove him. On Tuesday, Councilman Larry Carr said all criticism from the community should be directed at them.

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Kind and gentle? Dude was on Megan's Law website...

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Thread needs to move to non MDS due to update

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https://www.kcra.com/article/protest...ento/33424339#

SACRAMENTO, Calif. —
Protesters marched through downtown Sacramento on Saturday night after a series of events occurred earlier in the day.

It is unclear which group led the late-night march through downtown. Protesters earlier held an event observing the two-month mark since the police custody death of George Floyd.


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Witnesses said the late-night march felt different than the gatherings earlier in the day.

10:40 p.m.: A large group of people blocked the street on H and 14th streets.

11:52 p.m.: The crowd marches on westbound I Street from 13th Street.

11:55 p.m.: The group has made its way to Cesar Chavez Plaza.

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12:15 a.m.: LiveCopter 3 captures the group starting to disperse. The group started marching around 9:30 p.m. The size of the crowd was estimated from 100-150 people.


1:06 a.m.: A baseball bat remains outside Sacramento City Hall next to shattered windows. Sacramento police said officers were investigating multiple reports of damage.


1:09 a.m.: Late this evening the main entrance of the Sacramento County Jail was tagged with graffiti.

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KTXL) — Protesters gathered at the State Capitol Saturday to call for racial justice.

After marching around the Capitol, they stopped to listen to guest speakers.

Protests against police brutality also continue across the country.