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April 4, 2022

Mass Shooting Leaves Six Dead and 12 Injured in Sacramento, CA
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In California, a mass shooting left six people dead and 12 injured just
blocks from the state Capitol building in Sacramento. Police believe at
least two shooters opened fire at around 2 a.m. on Sunday as a number of
bars and nightclubs were closing. This is community activist Stevante
Clark, the brother of Stephon Clark, who was killed by Sacramento police
in 2018.

Stevante Clark: "But the thing is, we don't have nothing, you know, and
there's a lot of guns on the street. There's too many damn guns on the
street. That's a conversation that needs to be had, as well. There's too
many damn guns."

Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg also spoke out on Sunday about gun
violence.

Mayor Darrell Steinberg: "As a state and as a nation, this senseless
epidemic of gun violence must be addressed. How many unending tragedies
does it take before we begin to cure the sickness in this country?"



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