From Niesha Lofing:
Sacramento County sheriff's detectives are asking for help in identifying a man believed responsible for shooting a 20-year-old woman in the Foothill Farms area.
The shooting occurred at 1:13 p.m. July 18 at an apartment complex in the 6400 block of Verner Avenue, Sgt. Tim Curran stated in a news release.
When deputies arrived, they found a 20-year-old woman lying in the doorway of her apartment. She had been shot in her upper body, he said.
The woman was treated for her wound at a local hospital.
The woman told detectives she was shot by a man she didn't know. The man knocked on her front door, and when she opened it, the man forced his way into her home and pointed a handgun at her. They yelled at one another, then the man shot her and ran away, Curran said.
The woman also told detectives she had briefly talked to the man in the parking lot of her complex before the shooting, Curran said.
The man is described as a dark-skinned black man, 20 to 30 years old, 5-foot-8, 175 to 180 pounds with short black hair. He was last seen wearing a black long-sleeved T-shirt, a green French-style cap with a short bill and brown sunglasses, Curran said.
The sheriff's department has released a composite sketch of the man (top).
Anyone with information about the shooting or the man is asked to call the sheriff's department at (916) 874-5115 or Crime Alert at (916) 443-HELP. Callers may remain anonymous and could be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000.
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