The shooting took place early Sunday morning on Amelia Earhart Avenue. READ MORE: Suspected home fire in Placer County wanted Family and friends have identified one of the victims as Giovanny Rosario, or “DJ Gio” – a well-known Sacramento entertainer. Social media posts show that Rosario played a set just on Saturday night. Giovanny Rosario’s family mourns near a memorial after Rosario was shot and killed early Sunday morning in Natomas. @CBSSacramento pic.twitter.com/I1MJ1A5eju – Rachel Wulff (@rachelwulff) April 11, 2022 On Monday afternoon, the Sacramento County Medical Examiner’s Office also confirmed Rosario, 31, as one of the victims and identified the second person killed as Vernon Mulder, 30. “It was just crazy to see two men dead on the street,” said neighbor Noel Riggs. READ MORE: Crews put out a fire in a scrap yard in downtown Sacramento Investigators have not provided details about a suspect. On Monday, Sacramento police detectives said they believed the incident was centered around an attempted robbery and not in retaliation for last weekend’s shootings in downtown Sacramento. The Natomas shooting came exactly one week after a mass shooting in central Sacramento left six dead and several others injured. Community activists rallied with the victims of the armed violence in an anti-violence march on Sunday in solidarity and push for change. “When you talk about Natomas double murder, when you talk about murder in Elk Grove, when you talk about the horrific mass shooting in the city center, it is not hidden from any of us,” said community activist Berry Accius. “We have to deal with it.” MORE NEWS: North Highlands Strip Mall destroyed in 3 fire alarms Activists urge city leaders to make long-term investments in preventing youth and violence.
