At least one person has died after four people were shot inside an Elk Grove bar early Sunday morning, police said.

Around 1:30 a.m., officers were called to the Z Town Gastro Bar on the 8400 block of Elk Grove Florin Road following reports of a shooting, city officials said in a statement. When police arrived, three victims with gunshot wounds were found.

Police said one of the victims, an 18-year-old man, was pronounced deceased at the scene. He was later identified by the Sacramento County coroner as Kim Kha Huynh.

Firefighters took the two other victims — men aged 34 and 26 — located at the bar to a hospital, police said. Officers later learned about a fourth shooting victim, a 25-year-old man, who had driven himself to a hospital.

Elk Grove police said Monday evening that the 34-year-old remained in critical condition while the other two victims were stable at last check and expected to survive.

Investigators have been reviewing surveillance video and have since identified the suspect as Sacramento resident Roderick Randall, 43. Elk Grove police said Randall should be considered armed and dangerous, and detectives are searching for any information from the public that could lead to Randall's whereabouts.

On Wednesday, police announced they arrested Randall's girlfriend, 25-year-old Thao Tran, on suspicion of being an accessory to a crime. Tran was booked into jail and is not eligible for bail. 

Surveillance video from the shooting shows dozens of people running for their lives just moments after shots were fired inside Z-Town Asian Gastro Bar.

"I was shocked. The more I see, the more nervous, shaking I would be," said Amanda Tang, owner of the Golden Donuts store next door.

Cars sped away from the scene as first responders rushed in to help.

"The reality is, this is a tragedy that should not have happened," said Sgt. Jason Jimenez with the Elk Grove Police Department.

Jimenez says there were two security guards on the scene when investigators arrived, but what exactly led up to the gunfire is still unknown.

Police said the shooting took place inside the bar, and the circumstances are under investigation.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Elk Grove police at 916-714-5115.

Randall's criminal history

The Sacramento County District Attorney's Office said Randall was convicted of four counts of attempted premeditated murder for a 2012 gang-related shooting. He was then sentenced to 88 years to life in prison. 

But a California law eliminated criminal liability for murder and attempted murder for aiders and abettors convicted under the theory of natural and probable consequences, prosecutors said. Therefore, Randall's convictions were overturned and he was released in 2023.

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation also released information on Randall's criminal history.

The state prison system said, back in September 2003, Randall was sentenced to six years for pimping a minor and providing a child for lewd and lascivious acts. Due to time served while awaiting sentencing, and credits earned while incarcerated, Randall was released from prison on parole in December 2005.

One year later, Randall was sentenced to a new six-year term behind bars for first-degree burglary, the CDCR said. With similar pre-sentence credits and credits earned while incarcerated, Randall was released on parole in June 2009. That parole was revoked six months later in December, and was later again released on parole in June 2010. Randall was eventually released from parole in December 2012.