Overview

• Officers were dispatched around 11:50 p.m. Friday to the 7700 block of 51st Avenue in the Glen Elder neighborhood, where they found an adult male with at least one gunshot wound.
• The man was pronounced dead at the scene despite lifesaving efforts by officers, according to Sacramento police.
• Homicide detectives and crime‑scene investigators are conducting the investigation, and no suspect information or arrests have been announced.
• Neighbors told FOX40 the shooting followed a large house party of more than 100 young people and that rounds struck nearby homes and damaged property.
• City data indicate 33 homicide investigations so far in 2025, and police are asking anyone with information to contact the department as they withhold the victim’s identity pending family notification.