From Kim Minugh and Chelsea Phua:
Two juveniles were shot Wednesday afternoon after an argument with a carload of people on Mack Road, according to authorities.
The injuries were not life-threatening, said Sacramento police Sgt. Norm Leong.
The shooting occurred just after 4 p.m., as a group of about eight male and female juveniles walked along Mack Road near the 6100 block, Leong said. The group was approached by a green Honda occupied by at least three men.
The pedestrians and the car's occupants began arguing for an unknown reason, Leong said, when at least two of the occupants jumped out of the Honda and into a gray sports utility vehicle. That vehicle passed by the pedestrian group and the driver began firing, hitting two pedestrians.
A 14-year-old girl was hit in the hand, and a 17-year-old boy was hit in the lower body and in the hand, Leong said. Both cars then fled.
A witness account by a nearby parking enforcement officer led police to the 4900 block of Morningstar Drive, where they found both vehicles believed to be involved in the shooting, as well as a handgun, Leong said.
Sacramento police arrested Sem Saephanh (top left photo), 26, of Sacramento in connection with the shooting. He was charged with assault with a deadly weapon with gang enhancement.
Saephanh's friend, Dach Sae (top right photo), 28, of Sacramento, was also arrested but on unrelated charges to the shooting.
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