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Sacramento, California: Police Search for Six People After Shots Fired in Sacramento State Residence Hall

Gunshots were reported inside Klamath Hall, a first-year residence hall, late Sunday night, Nov. 8. No injuries were reported, and the university added security on Monday while campus police searched for six people, three of them armed.

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Sacramento, California: Police Search for Six People After Shots Fired in Sacramento State Residence Hall

Key points

  • Sacramento State police are searching for six people after shots were fired inside a campus residence hall late Sunday night, Nov. 8, the university said on Monday, Nov. 9.
  • No injuries were reported, according to KCRA.
  • Klamath Hall houses first-year students at Sacramento State, the California State University campus in Sacramento.

Sacramento State police are searching for six people after shots were fired inside a campus residence hall late Sunday night, Nov. 8, the university said on Monday, Nov. 9. Officers received reports of gunshots at about 11 p.m. inside Klamath Hall, a residence hall for first-year students, and arrived within one minute. They found that shots had been fired in the first-floor lobby.

No injuries were reported, according to KCRA. The university said the six people being sought are not believed to be students, and three of them were armed. Campus police released no names or descriptions on Monday, and no arrest had been announced by Monday evening.

Shots in the first-floor lobby

Klamath Hall houses first-year students at Sacramento State, the California State University campus in Sacramento. The gunshots were reported late on a Sunday night, and the shots were fired in the lobby on the first floor, the campus police department said through the university. Officers were on scene within a minute of the first reports, FOX40 reported.

Police have not said how many shots were fired. As of Monday evening, campus police had not announced an arrest and had not said whether anyone in the hall was targeted.

Security added while the search goes on

The university said on Monday that it had increased security after the shooting, with added patrols and changed access around campus housing while the investigation continues. The added measures followed a night that brought campus officers into a first-year residence hall at a run, and they stay in place while six people are still being sought.

For students who live in Klamath Hall, the facts on Monday were narrow but plain. Shots were fired in their lobby late Sunday. Nobody was hurt. The people police are looking for are not believed to be students, and three of them were armed, the university said. The search was still open on Monday evening, and campus police asked the university community to stay alert while officers worked the case.

Sacramento State police are leading the search. Anyone with information about the shooting can contact the campus police department, the university said in its Monday updates.

Timeline

  1. Nov 8, 2026Gunshots are reported at about 11 p.m. inside Klamath Hall, a first-year residence hall, and Sacramento State officers arrive within one minute.
  2. Nov 8, 2026Officers find that shots were fired in the first-floor lobby. No injuries are reported.
  3. Nov 9, 2026The university says police are searching for six people, three of them armed and not believed to be students, and adds security on campus.

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