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UPDATE - Thanks to the outstanding work of our homicide detectives, 44-year-old Laron Fort of Sacramento was identified as the suspect in this case. Special thanks to our Career Criminal Apprehension Team (CCAT), Violent Crime Reduction Team (VCRT), and SWAT who assisted in bringing Fort into custody. Fort has been booked into the Sacramento County Main Jail on homicide related charges.
UPDATE - Through unwavering follow-up and investigative efforts of our homicide detectives, 19-year-old Humberto Palacios of Sacramento was identified as a suspect in this case. With the coordinated efforts of our homicide detectives, Career Criminal Apprehension Team (CCAT), Violent Crime Reduction Team (VCRT), Problem-Oriented Policing Team (POP), and SWAT, Palacios was taken into custody. Palacios has been booked into the Sacramento County Main Jail on homicide related charges.
UPDATE - Through the continued and diligent efforts of our investigators, a suspect was identified in this homicide investigation. Today, 27-year-old Ray Howard of Sacramento was arrested on homicide and firearm-related charges. Howard was booked into the Sacramento County Main Jail.
UPDATE - Through the diligent work of our investigators, a 17-year-old male was identified as a suspect in this case. He was taken into custody on homicide-related charges and booked into Juvenile Hall. Thank you to all of the officers and specialty units who worked together to safely apprehend this suspect.
UPDATE - Thanks to the diligent work of our homicide detectives, 20-year-old Juan Lara was identified as a suspect in this case. Thanks to all the specialty units who assisted in the apprehension of Lara. Lara was subsequently booked into the Sacramento County Main Jail on homicide-related charges.