1 dead, 4 injured in shooting outside Sacramento nightclub

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - One person was killed and four injured in a shooting in downtown Sacramento, police said on Monday morning.

Police said the shooting happened near 15th Street and L Street just after 2 a.m. The downtown area is near nightclubs and restaurants. 

The Sacramento Bee reported the shooting took place outside the Mix nightclub as it was closing down. 

The four wounded people were taken to hospitals and reported in stable condition, police said. The person who died was identified by the coroner’s office as Gregory Grimes, police said.

Grimes was a 31-year-old former football star from Inderkum High School and Boise State University. He had returned to coach at the high school after college and last year started a staffing company, KCRA3 reported.

His mother, Deborah Grimes, told the Bee that her son was killed leaving the Mix nightclub and she doesn’t believe he was targeted.

"He’s never been in the streets or anything, he doesn’t have that kind of background," she said, adding he was looking forward to celebrating the July 4 holiday with his 4-year-old son. "You just would never think that someone like him would be murdered. He just doesn’t fit a profile of a troublemaker or anything like that."

She added: "I can’t explain how devastating this is right now."

Police Chief Kathy Lester released very little information about the shooting and asked witnesses to come forward with any additional information and to submit possible video.

This is at least the second deadly shooting in this area in roughly three months. 

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In April, a gang-related shooting in the downtown Sacramento area left six dead and 12 wounded.

Three men have been arrested and charged with three counts of murder in the deaths of three bystanders, the Bee recently reported. 

Sacramento police said the shooting that killed one and injured four happened near 15th Street and L Street just after 2 a.m. on July 4, 2022. Photo: KCRA

Sacramento police said the shooting that killed one and injured four happened near 15th Street and L Street just after 2 a.m. on July 4, 2022. Photo: KCRA

Sacramento police said the shooting that killed one and injured four happened near 15th Street and L Street just after 2 a.m. on July 4, 2022. Photo: KCRA

This story was reported from Oakland, Calif. The Associated Press contributed to this report.