Hard looks apparently preceded a near-fatal shooting in south Sacramento County.
The violent confrontation occurred about 6 p.m. Thursday near 47th Avenue and Franklin Boulevard. Deputies responded to the area after calls were received by authorities regarding shots being fired.
Initial reports indicated that shots had been fired from one vehicle to another. About a half hour later, deputies went to a local hospital.
That's where they found a victim from the earlier shooting. The 20-year-old man had been driven to the hospital after he had suffered a bullet wound to the head.
"Witnesses stated that they had been traveling in the area of 47th Avenue and Franklin Boulevard, and were confronted by a group of subjects in another vehicle," according to a sheriff's department press release. "After some confrontational looks were exchanged, someone from that vehicle fired gunshots at them."
The young man, who was in the back seat of the vehicle, was hit once. He was not expected to survive.
The suspects were driving a newer, silver Dodge Avenger. Four or five men were in the car.
A motive for the shooting had not been determined. Anyone with information is asked to call the homicide bureau at (916) 874-5115 or Crime Alert at (916) 443-4357.
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