Sacramento County Sheriff's homicide detectives have arrested a 25-year-old man in connection with a fatal shooting early Friday in south Sacramento, the sheriff's department reported.
Deputies responded shortly after 1 a.m. to 37th Avenue and 44th Street, where a man had been seen lying in the street, said Deputy Jason Ramos, sheriff's spokesman. They found a 20-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the upper body.
The victim was pronounced dead at the scene, the sheriff's department reported. He has not been identified.
Investigators later developed information that led them to arrest Devenne Rodriguez, 25, in connection with the shooting, according to a sheriff's department news release. Rodriguez was taken into custody at about 3 p.m. at an apartment complex in Sacramento County, and will be booked into the Sacramento County Jail on suspicion of murder, the release states.
Authorities are not releasing details about the shooting because of the ongoing investigation, though they believe it happened shortly before deputies were called to the scene, Ramos said.
Detectives believe there may be other individuals who were involved in the incident, he said. A motive for the shooting has not been determined.
Anyone with information about the crime is asked to call the Sheriff's Homicide Bureau at (916) 874-5057 or Crime Alert at (916) 443-HELP, or to send a text message tip to 274637 (CRIMES) by entering SACTIP followed by the tip information.
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