SACRAMENTO COUNTY, Calif. — A man was shot five times after an argument escalated in Sacramento County, deputies said.
The Sacramento County Sheriff's Office responded to Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and 48th Avenue after receiving a ShotSpotter activation just before 7:30 p.m.
Deputies said a 48-year-old man was shot five times but had non-life-threatening injuries. Deputies applied a tourniquet to the victim's leg and helped him until the scene was secured and firefighters could take over the situation. A spokesperson for the sheriff's office said the man was uncooperative with deputies.
Deputies said there was an argument with two men trying to buy weed that happened before the man was shot.
Authorities found a suspect vehicle not long after the shooting and arrested Rand Hawkins Jr., a 56-year-old man on active probation. Hawkins was taken to jail on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon. He is being held on a $75,000 bail.
Anyone with information on the shooting can call the Sheriff’s Office at (916) 874-5115 or Sacramento Valley Crime Stoppers at (916) 443-HELP.
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