Robert Earl Daniel, 33, was fatally shot in the early hours of April 17, 2022, near the 7200 block of Franklin Boulevard in Sacramento. The shooting happened in a business parking lot on Easter Sunday; Daniel was one of four people struck and was pronounced dead at the scene while three others were injured.

The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office arrested 31-year-old Joel Tyrone Zeigler on suspicion of killing Daniel and injuring the other victims. Zeigler was booked into the Sacramento County Main Jail and faced charges including murder and assault with a deadly weapon, with a court appearance set for April 26, 2022. The motive was not immediately known.

Daniel was a father of two young daughters with a third child expected; friends and family described him as kind, charismatic, and intelligent. Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact the Sheriff’s Office.