2 die in shooting spree
Two others critically wounded; suspect in custody
By Christina Jewett
Bee Staff Writer
By Christina Jewett
Last modified: 2007-06-08T00:24:03Z
Published: Thursday, Jun. 7, 2007 - 5:12 pm | Page 1B
Last Modified: Thursday, Jun. 7, 2007 - 5:24 pm
Originally published 2/19/2007
Sacramento sheriff's detectives suspect a south Sacramento man of torching his apartment early Sunday and going on a shooting rampage that left a couple dead and two others clinging to life.
Witnesses and friends of the victims were stunned by the apparently petty motive that triggered the violence, saying a man shot and critically wounded two strangers who declined to give him a cigarette at a Valero gas station.
Detectives believe that minutes later, the same man crossed a grassy field and killed a couple -- his friends -- who owed him about $200.
Jay Patrick Johnson, 38, was arrested at 10:39 a.m. Sunday -- about 10 hours after the shootings -- on suspicion of two counts of homicide and one of burglary and arson.
Sacramento Sheriff's Sgt. Tim Curran said Sunday afternoon that Johnson hadn't been charged with the Valero gas station shootings, but that detectives are continuing to investigate. Officers believe he shot two men at the station at 65th Street and Stockton Boulevard, about two blocks from the scene of the double homicide.
The Sacramento County Coroner's Office identified one homicide victim as Ramona Alice Gonzales, 48, but did not release the name of the 25-year-old man who apparently lived with her at the Continental Terrace apartments.
Curran said all the violence occurred just after midnight.
I met Ramona at John H Still middle school we hang out before school and after scchool I use to go toher house after school just to hang out her mom and her sister were very nice. We had so many good times I have so many good memories of Ramona she was funny fun to hang out with and beautifull. Then one day she told me she was going to have a baby I did not see her durning her pregneacy and after her baby was born I did go see her baby beauitful little boy. After awhile after she did go back to shool by then we were going to Jiohn F. Kennedy High we hang out with diffrent crowds after we graducation we lost touch but I had other friends thatwould let me how she was doing the n I herd the bad news I was so in shock and so sad. I went to her fuernal and could not believe how many friends went and how much she was loved by so many also I could not believe her after so many years her mom still remeber who I was. RIP Ramona I miss you.
Edward Rios
I'm just finding out about this today ... RIP.
Michael Koenig (Borrilez)
Newspaper article:
2 die in shooting spree
Two others critically wounded; suspect in custody
By Christina Jewett
Bee Staff Writer
By Christina Jewett
Last modified: 2007-06-08T00:24:03Z
Published: Thursday, Jun. 7, 2007 - 5:12 pm | Page 1B
Last Modified: Thursday, Jun. 7, 2007 - 5:24 pm
Originally published 2/19/2007
Sacramento sheriff's detectives suspect a south Sacramento man of torching his apartment early Sunday and going on a shooting rampage that left a couple dead and two others clinging to life.
Witnesses and friends of the victims were stunned by the apparently petty motive that triggered the violence, saying a man shot and critically wounded two strangers who declined to give him a cigarette at a Valero gas station.
Detectives believe that minutes later, the same man crossed a grassy field and killed a couple -- his friends -- who owed him about $200.
Jay Patrick Johnson, 38, was arrested at 10:39 a.m. Sunday -- about 10 hours after the shootings -- on suspicion of two counts of homicide and one of burglary and arson.
Sacramento Sheriff's Sgt. Tim Curran said Sunday afternoon that Johnson hadn't been charged with the Valero gas station shootings, but that detectives are continuing to investigate. Officers believe he shot two men at the station at 65th Street and Stockton Boulevard, about two blocks from the scene of the double homicide.
The Sacramento County Coroner's Office identified one homicide victim as Ramona Alice Gonzales, 48, but did not release the name of the 25-year-old man who apparently lived with her at the Continental Terrace apartments.
Curran said all the violence occurred just after midnight.
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Maria Chavez
I met Ramona at John H Still middle school we hang out before school and after scchool I use to go toher house after school just to hang out her mom and her sister were very nice. We had so many good times I have so many good memories of Ramona she was funny fun to hang out with and beautifull. Then one day she told me she was going to have a baby I did not see her durning her pregneacy and after her baby was born I did go see her baby beauitful little boy. After awhile after she did go back to shool by then we were going to Jiohn F. Kennedy High we hang out with diffrent crowds after we graducation we lost touch but I had other friends thatwould let me how she was doing the n I herd the bad news I was so in shock and so sad. I went to her fuernal and could not believe how many friends went and how much she was loved by so many also I could not believe her after so many years her mom still remeber who I was. RIP Ramona I miss you.
Love Maria
Melinda Freese (Gearhart)
Ramona was one of my first new friends at John Still, she was so sweet, and I still remember her giggling type of laugh. Such a senseless loss.