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Police say 6 dead and at least 12 injured in Sacramento shooting

Police confirmed multiple shooters were involved with officials having recovered a stolen handgun

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Updated April 3, 2022 at 11:00 p.m. EDT|Published April 3, 2022 at 8:33 a.m. EDT
The scene where police said six people were killed and at least 12 were injured in Sacramento. (Melina Mara/The Washington Post)
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SACRAMENTO — Six people were killed and at least 12 were hospitalized after multiple shooters fired in downtown Sacramento early Sunday, police said, in what authorities called another senseless mass shooting.

The violence broke out shortly after 2 a.m. local time, leaving bodies on the ground and sending people running for cover in this popular nightlife destination lined with bars and clubs a block from the state Capitol.