Elk Grove Police officers arrested three suspects on Sunday, May 24, after gunfire struck multiple homes and a vehicle in a residential neighborhood. The arrests were made with the help of our Drone as a First Responder (DFR) program.
Just after 6 p.m., we received calls reporting gunshots coming from the area of the 9800 block of Kent Street.
We immediately launched our Drone as a First Responder (DFR). Real-time drone video helped identify three people shooting firearms at targets on private property – without permission - east of the railroad tracks in the direction of a residential neighborhood.
DFR advised officers the suspects left the scene in two separate vehicles traveling northbound on Waterman Road. Within minutes, officers located the suspect vehicles near Bond Road, arrested all three suspects and seized six firearms.
During the investigation, officers discovered 4 homes and one vehicle on the 9800 block of Falcon Meadow had been struck by gunfire. Fortunately, no injuries were reported.
The three suspects were booked into Sacramento County Main Jail and charged with shooting into inhabited dwelling and negligent discharge of a firearm.
