Sacramento police arrest second suspect in man's Meadowview killing

A second suspect has been arrested in connection with a shooting that happened last October in Sacramento's Meadowview neighborhood that left a man dead.

Sacramento police said officers responded near Meadowview Road and 21st Street on the night of Oct. 16, 2025, to investigate a shooting.

Officers found a man who had been shot at least once at the scene. That man later died. The Sacramento County Coroner's Office identified him as 21-year-old Matthew Anderson.

Eight days after the shooting, Sacramento police announced an arrest had been made of 18-year-old Sacramento resident Davian Sida. Sida had been booked into Sacramento County Jail on homicide charges.

On March 5, 2026, Sacramento police announced the arrest of a second suspect, identified as 18-year-old Sacramento resident John Cruz. Cruz was also booked into the Sacramento County Main Jail on homicide charges.

Exactly what led up to the shooting still has not been detailed by detectives.