April 20, 2026 – Sacramento County Sheriff's Office officials report that at about 6:30 p.m. on Saturday night, SSO received a call regarding individuals at Howe Park possibly carrying concealed weapons. We received a second call from another party reporting that there may have been a fight and that people were running. Air support checked the park and was unable to locate any fights or people running away.

We determined that several hundred people were gathered in the park, possibly in relation to a “UC Davis Picnic Day”. Park authorities were notified, and they advised that it was an unauthorized gathering. They requested SSO to clear out the park. Deputies surrounded the park with lights on their vehicles, activated their sirens, and made public address announcements for people to leave the area for about 15 minutes.

At that time, deputies heard 20-25 gunshots in the area. People in the park fled the area. Deputies located 4 separate victims with apparent gunshot wounds. All victims were transported to the hospital in stable condition.

The victims, a 24-year-old male, a 25-year-old male, a 21-year-old male, and a 23-year-old female, all had non-life-threatening injuries. Three appeared to suffer from gunshot wounds, and one suffered a laceration (grazing wound).

Additionally, a vehicle of interest was located in Fairfield and detained by Solano County SO. The three occupants (2 females and a male) were detained and interviewed by SSO detectives. A search of the vehicle was conducted, and a firearm was located. This is still an active investigation, and these subjects’ level of involvement is unknown at this time.

We urge the public to please contact the Sacramento Sheriff’s Office non-emergency line at 916-874-5115 if they have any information regarding this incident. Thank you to all of you who have already reached out!

Source: Sacramento County Sheriff's Office