Elk Grove police investigating murder after man and woman die

Double Homicide Investigated in Elk GroveDouble Homicide Investigated in Elk Grove On Friday afternoon, Elk Grove police responded to a report of a double homicide at a home in the Perry Ranch neighborhood. Family members had discovered the bodies of a man and a woman in a garage, with obvious signs of suspicious death. The victims, who have not yet been identified, were pronounced dead at the scene. The Sacramento County Coroner’s Office will determine the exact time of their deaths. Based on their investigation, detectives believe both deaths are homicides. However, they have not disclosed the manner in which the couple was killed. This incident marks the second homicide in Elk Grove in less than two days, following a fatal shooting in a hotel parking lot on Wednesday night. Authorities are urging anyone with information to contact Elk Grove investigators or CrimeStoppers anonymously. Tips may be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000.

Elk Grove police detectives are investigating a double homicide after the bodies of a man and a woman were found by a family member Friday afternoon in a northeast neighborhood of the city.

Officers were dispatched to a home in the 9000 block of Crosscourt Way just after 2 p.m. Friday, said Sgt. Jason Jimenez, a spokesman for the Elk Grove Police Department. The home is in the Perry Ranch neighborhood, near the intersection of Calvine and Waterman Road, a few blocks from Arthur C. Butler Elementary School and the private Merryhill School.

Jimenez said the “reporter went to their family’s residence after several unsuccessful attempts to contact them.”

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According to audio of the dispatch reviewed by The Sacramento Bee, the family member found a man and a woman in a garage in what an officer called “obvious signs” of suspicious death. The victims, described by the family member as a mother and father, were pronounced dead at the scene by police. The Sacramento County Coroner’s Office, which has not yet identified the victims, will have to determine when they died.

It also has not been released how the couple was killed, but Jimenez said, “Based on the investigation, detectives are treating both deaths as homicides.”

Other family members quickly arrived at the scene, including several children of at least one of the victims, reports showed. Officers and detectives quickly secured the home and began their investigation.

Police did not provide further details about the incident, which was the second homicide in the city in less than two days. A man was shot dead in a hotel parking lot during a brawl Wednesday night.

Anyone with information about the deaths is encouraged to contact Elk Grove investigators at 916-478-8060 or CrimeStoppers anonymously at 916-443-4357 (HELP). Elk Grove police said tips, which can also be sent via text message using the keyword “Tip732” and the message to 274637 (CRIMES), could be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000.