Overview

• A juvenile suspect was taken into custody Thursday night for the shooting death of 15-year-old Julius Shawn Marcel Chaney on May 27
• Officers responding to gunfire near Coral Gables Court and Meadowview Road found the victim with at least one gunshot wound and performed emergency aid
• Chaney was transported to a hospital where he succumbed to his injuries, according to the Sacramento Police Department
• Homicide detectives and crime scene investigators spent the night of the shooting collecting evidence and interviewing witnesses at the location
• This case marks the 28th homicide in Sacramento this year and highlights the city’s surge in youth-involved gun violence