SACRAMENTO—A man who was shot and killed while sitting inside a vehicle outside a South Sacramento shopping center on February 22, 2015 has been identified by Sacramento County Coroner’s Office as James Jackson, 20.
The shooting took place just after 1:45 p.m. on Sunday at Meadowview Road and Amherst Street. Jackson and another man were inside the vehicle when they were shot, police said.
When officers arrived, they found one of the men critically hurt. He was rushed to the hospital where he later died. The other man remains hospitalized at a nearby medical facility and is expected to survive.
The shooter or shooters fired from another car as they drove down Meadowview Road near 22nd Street, police said. Officers aren’t sure of a motive for the homicide. Both victims are in their 20s.
Investigators were working to find people who were believed to be in the shooter’s car at the time of the deadly incident. No physical descriptions were released. Anyone with information is asked to call 916-264-5471.
