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Suspect arrested after downtown Sacramento tunnel shooting left man dead, woman injured

The incident happened in a tunnel beneath I-5, adjacent to Miller Regional Park

Suspect arrested after downtown Sacramento tunnel shooting left man dead, woman injured

The incident happened in a tunnel beneath I-5, adjacent to Miller Regional Park

HIS NAME HAS NOT BEEN RELEASED. A 63 YEAR OLD MAN WANTED IN THE DEATH OF A MAN IN A TUNNEL NEAR MILLER PARK, IS IN THE SACRAMENTO COUNTY JAIL RIGHT NOW, CHP SAYS PRESTON ROY WAS SHOT AND KILLED IN A TUNNEL BENEATH I-5 THAT’S ALSO NEAR MILLER PARK. EARLIER THIS MONTH. OFFICERS SAY ROY’S WIFE WAS ALSO SHOT. SHE WAS SERIOUSLY HURT. OFFICERS STARTED LOOKING FOR JOHN GAVINO IN CONNECTION WITH THE SHOOTING. TODAY, THE SANTA CRUZ SHERIFF’S OFFICE ARRESTED GAVINO IN WATSONVILLE ON MURDER CHARGES. HE WAS BROUGHT BACK TO SACRAMENTO COUNTY. BOTH VICTIMS AND GAVINO ARE HOME
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Suspect arrested after downtown Sacramento tunnel shooting left man dead, woman injured

The incident happened in a tunnel beneath I-5, adjacent to Miller Regional Park

A man suspected of shooting a couple in a tunnel beneath Interstate 5 on April 7 has been arrested, the California Highway Patrol said on Thursday.Officials said the shooting left 41-year-old Preston Roy dead and his wife severely injured. Both victims are unhoused.Officers arrested 63-year-old John Gavino on Tuesday in Watsonville for the shooting. The shooting happened in the tunnel near the south end of Front Street, adjacent to Miller Regional Park, around 11 a.m.CHP said the area where the homicide happened is known to be inhabited by several residents. Gavino is charged with murder and being a felon in possession of a firearm. He was booked into the Sacramento County jail.

A man suspected of shooting a couple in a tunnel beneath Interstate 5 on April 7 has been arrested, the California Highway Patrol said on Thursday.

Officials said the shooting left 41-year-old Preston Roy dead and his wife severely injured. Both victims are unhoused.

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Officers arrested 63-year-old John Gavino on Tuesday in Watsonville for the shooting.

The shooting happened in the tunnel near the south end of Front Street, adjacent to Miller Regional Park, around 11 a.m.

CHP said the area where the homicide happened is known to be inhabited by several residents.

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Gavino is charged with murder and being a felon in possession of a firearm. He was booked into the Sacramento County jail.