Man wounded in downtown Sacramento shooting; police officers arrest suspected gunman

Officers arrested an 18-year-old North Dakota man as a suspect in a shooting Wednesday evening in downtown Sacramento where a man was wounded by gunfire.

The man from Williston, North Dakota, was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon, according to the Sacramento Police Department. He was booked early Thursday at the Sacramento County Main Jail, where he was being held without bail.

Jail records show the arrested suspect also faces misdemeanor charges of carrying a loaded gun registered to someone else, possession of stolen property and resisting or obstructing authorities. He is arraignment is scheduled for Friday in Sacramento Superior Court.

About 6:50 p.m., officers were called to the area of Eighth and J streets for reports that someone had been shot, police said.

Officers arrived at the scene and found a man with at least one gunshot wound. Police said the wounded man was taken by ambulance to a hospital, and he remained listed in “stable condition” Thursday afternoon.

The officers found and detained the North Dakota man in the area of Fifth and I streets and later arrested him, police said.