To provide information quickly to our community, the Sacramento Police Department is releasing pertinent audio and video files from the May 20th officer-involved shooting that occurred near Q Street and 29th Street.

This content comprises one narrated video, seven dispatch audio files, three Body-Worn Camera videos, and two In-Car Camera videos. The videos begin with Sacramento Police Department officers checking the area for an armed individual and conclude with officers providing the armed individual emergency medical aid. 

All materials being released from this incident have been redacted to ensure the confidentiality and privacy of those involved. Faces have been blurred, and audio redactions are signified by redacted audio.

Below is a summary of events known to us at this time:

On May 20, 2023, at approximately 12:15 p.m., Sacramento Police Department patrol officers responded to a business in the 1100 block of 24th Street regarding reports of an individual saying they had a gun. The complainant provided a detailed description of the individual. Officers responded to the location and checked the area. 

About twenty minutes later, while officers were checking the area of the first call, the Sacramento Police Department received a report of an individual waving around a gun near the intersection of 28th Street and N Street. A third caller stated an individual was pointing a gun at the customers of a business in the N Street and 28th Street area. Detailed descriptions of the armed individual were provided to dispatch, similar to those provided on the 24th Street call.  

Following the initial 9-1-1 calls, the Sacramento Police Department received four additional 9-1-1 calls over the next four minutes, two in the 1400 block of 28th Street and two in the 2700 block of N Street. In one of those calls, an employee at an area business related that an individual with a gun came into the establishment while waving it around and stealing money. The other calls all related an armed individual was either pointing a gun at someone or waving one around. 

Sacramento Police Department patrol officers responded to the 28th Street and N Street area. A uniformed Sacramento Police Department K9 handler (Officer #1) observed an individual near 29th Street and Q Street matching the description provided by the callers. Officer #1 attempted to contact the individual, but the individual ran from the officer. As the individual was running from Officer #1, the officer issued numerous commands that were ignored.

An additional uniformed K9 handler (Officer #2) arrived in his patrol vehicle. The individual stopped running, turned toward Officer #1 and #2, and produced what appeared to be a silver handgun. Officer #1 and #2 confronted the individual, who continued to ignore the officers’ orders to comply and pointed the silver handgun at the K9 handlers. An officer-involved shooting occurred shortly thereafter. Officer #1 and #2 discharged their weapons, and neither was injured. Two witnesses were seated in a vehicle in the immediate area of the incident. 

Officers rendered emergency medical aid to the individual. She was transported to an area hospital by the Sacramento Fire Department, where she received medical treatment for her injuries. 

Officers recovered a silver pellet handgun in the immediate area where the suspect was taken into custody. 43-year-old Chio Saeteurn was arrested on robbery charges and booked into the Sacramento County Main Jail.  

Recovered Silver Pellet Gun

This incident is being investigated by the Sacramento Police Department's Homicide Unit, Internal Affairs Division, and Professional Standards Unit. An investigation into the incident will also be conducted by the Force Investigation Team. The investigation will focus on policy, tactics, and training as it relates to the use of force. The Office of Public Safety Accountability and the Sacramento County District Attorney's Office are providing oversight by monitoring the investigation.

This incident falls under the City Council’s policy on police use of force as well as California Senate Bill 1421. As a result, the video and audio associated with this incident will be released to the public within 30 days of the original incident date. Detectives are in the process of identifying and retrieving video associated with this incident.

The Sacramento Police Department encourages any witnesses with information regarding this incident to contact the dispatch center at (916) 264-5471 or Sacramento Valley Crime Stoppers at (916) 443-HELP (4357). Callers can remain anonymous and may be eligible for a reward up to $1,000. Anonymous tips can also be submitted using the free "P3 Tips" smartphone app.