1 person hospitalized after shooting near Citrus Heights strip mall
CITRUS HEIGHTS – One person has been taken to the hospital after a shooting outside a busy strip mall in Citrus Heights on Thursday night.
Metro Fire of Sacramento officials said first responders got to the scene at 6249 Sunrise Boulevard just before 9 p.m. There, they found a male victim with at least one gunshot wound. They were taken to the hospital with critical injuries but are expected to survive.
Witnesses at the scene said they heard at least three gunshots.
CITRUS HEIGHTS SHOOTING: One person is in critical condition after a shooting at a shopping center in Citrus Heights. At least one person shot in the parking lot near the Chuck E. Cheese. One witness telling me he heard at least three shots. @CBSSacramento pic.twitter.com/zQZMOVULwR
— Hunter Sowards (@huntersowards3) August 11, 2023
Citrus Heights police said a white vehicle possibly linked to the suspect was seen fleeing the scene on Sunrise Boulevard.