From Bee Staff:
Sacramento County Sheriff's homicide detectives have arrested two suspects for the fatal shooting of a man at a light-rail station on Saturday, a sheriff's spokesman said today.
Brandon Chatman, 21, and Shawn Jones, 20, both of Sacramento were arrested on suspicion of killing Ricky Bufford, 28, said Sgt. Tim Curran.
He said Jones was already being held in the county jail on unrelated charges. Chatman was arrested after he voluntarily met with investigators, Curran said.
Homicide detectives expect to make additional arrests, Curran said. He said investigators do not believe the slaying was gang related.
Bufford, 28, of North Highlands, was sitting in a car at the Watt Avenue light-rail station with a 24-year-old woman, a teenage girl and a 5-year-old boy when suspects approached Bufford, Curran said.
Bufford and the man exchanged words, and then one of the suspects pulled a handgun from his waistband and shot Bufford once in the upper body, he said.
The woman, who was driving the car, drove to a nearby gas station, where witnesses administered first-aid and sheriff's deputies were called at 9:56 p.m., Curran said.
Paramedics arrived, but Bufford died at the scene.
Anyone with information regarding the women is asked to call sheriff's detectives 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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