A man was injured in a shooting Thursday night in south Sacramento, and police are still looking for whoever pulled the trigger. Officers responded around 8:45 p.m. to reports of a person shot near the 1700 block of Florin Road, right on the border between the Meadowview and Golf Course Terrace neighborhoods, just south of Sacramento Executive Airport.
According to the CBS News Sacramento, the Sacramento Police Department is investigating the shooting, and the victim was taken to the hospital after being shot. As reported by FOX40, the man was transported to a nearby hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.
Search for a Suspect Continues
Officers were still looking for a suspect in the area, per the same FOX40 account. No further details on the shooter's description or possible motive have been released, and it remains unclear whether anyone has been identified or taken into custody in connection with the shooting.
The 1700 block of Florin Road sits in a stretch of south Sacramento that has seen other violent incidents reported in recent coverage. In one case detailed by FOX40, a shooting on the 4000 block of Florin Road around 1 p.m. on a Saturday left two people injured, according to the Sacramento County Sheriff's Office.
Other Florin Road Incidents on Record
Separately, the station reported on a Monday-afternoon shooting that resulted in a car crash, where police said the shooting may have happened in the 2900 block of Florin Road before the victim drove to another location and crashed. That investigation was described as ongoing at the time of reporting.
No additional information has been released about Thursday night's shooting on the 1700 block of Florin Road, including whether investigators have identified a motive or a suspect. Hoodline will update this story as more information becomes available.
