Overview

• The 11-year-old boy was struck in the leg during a dispute at an apartment complex on the 5600 block of Florin Road.
• The 25-year-old neighbor suspect, a resident of the complex, was taken into custody by Sacramento County deputies.
• Deputies have not disclosed what sparked the dispute, and the probe into the shooting is ongoing.
• The shooting adds to a 20-month pattern of youth-involved gun violence in Sacramento, where minors have been both victims and alleged shooters.
• Previous cases in the county have pointed to lapses in safe gun storage and the rapid escalation of ordinary disagreements into shootings.