A bicyclist who died in downtown Sacramento when his bicycle was caught underneath a Regional Transit bus has been identified as 46-year-old William Detore, Sacramento County Coroner’s officials said today. Sgt. Norm Leong, police spokesman, said that based on witnesses at the crash site, “at this time it doesn’t appear there was any fault on the part of the (bus) driver.” But Leong added the investigation is continuing and that no final determination has been made.
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Sacto 9-1-1: Man dies from injuries from fall in downtown Saturday night
A man in his 60s found early Saturday night with head trauma at 9th and K streets in Sacramento may have died following a fall, police said today. The victim, a resident of downtown, was taken to Sutter General Hospital where he died of his injuries, police spokesman Sgt.
Body found in Sacramento River near Sherman Island
By Chelsea Phua cphua@sacbee.com Sacramento County Sheriff’s officials are investigating the discovery of a man’s body in the Sacramento River near Sherman Island as a suspicious death. According to a department news release, a man walking along the river near Sherman Island Road and Lelia Drive called 911 about 11 a.m. Friday after he spotted the body floating in the river by the banks
Police say actor Andrew Koenig found dead
Vancouver police say “Growing Pains” actor Andrew Koenig has been found dead. At a press conference in the downtown park where his body was found, police said foul play was not suspected, but would not release a cause of death because the coroner is still investigating.
Coroner identifies Sacramento man stabbed to death in his yard
A 23-year-old Sacramento man who was fatally stabbed Sunday afternoon in his front yard in the 3500 block of 53rd Street was identified Monday by the Sacramento County Coroner’s Office as Triston Ashley Salladay-English. A coroner’s spokeswoman said that the stabbing occurred at 3:24 p.m
Sacramento PD: Son of murder suspect also arrested
The son of a suspect in the murder of a 24-year-old Land Park man who was stabbed during a fight on Thursday was arrested Saturday in connection with the same murder. Nicholas Koppe, 24, was arrested after an investigation into the death of a 24-year-old man, who was found stabbed to death by a roommate inside their home in the 2700 block of Muir Way at about 1 a.m. Thursday
Sacramento man who died in fire is identified today
The victim of a fatal fire in a Sacramento fourplex Saturday night has been identified as 51-year-old Marco Luethi of Sacramento, the Sacramento County Coroner’s office reported today. Neighbors aid they heard Luethi calling for help from inside his upstairs apartment in the 900 block of Carro Drive, but attempts to rescue him were unsuccessful.
Sacto 9-1-1: Coroner identifies victim in North Sacramento shooting
The Sacramento County Coroner’s office today identified the victim of a fatal North Sacramento shooting early Saturday as Mathew Maurizzio, 39, of Sacramento. Sacramento Police found Maurizzio lying in the front yard of a residence near Dixieanne Avenue and Cambridge Street after responding to a 1:33 a.m
Victim of fatal north-area New Year’s Eve shooting is identified
The man who was shot to death during a fight outside a north-area nightclub New Year’s Eve has been identified. The Sacramento County Coroner’s Office this morning identified the man as Emmanuel Pickens, 21, of Sacramento. Pickens was killed late Thursday night outside the nightclub on the 1900 block of Del Paso Road.
Inmate Death at the Main Jail
On December 19, 2009, at 4:12 p.m., Sacramento County Sheriff’s deputies assigned to work on the 8th floor of the Sacramento County Main Jail entered the cell of an unresponsive inmate. Deputies found the inmate with a ligature tied around his neck; he was unconscious and not breathing. Jail medical staff arrived a short time later and was unable to resuscitate the inmate who was pronounced dead at the scene.
