Terrance Long, 32, was killed during a mass shooting at the Erotic Exotic Halloween Ball at the Royal Castle Banquet Hall in Sacramento on October 30, 2021. The event drew an estimated 350–400 people; deputies with the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office arrived after gunfire erupted just before 1 a.m. Multiple victims were found at the scene and Long was pronounced dead there. Witnesses described gunfire lasting several minutes, both inside and outside the venue, and said people scrambled to hide and protect themselves.

Seven people were shot in the incident; two died, including Long and 22-year-old Daron Turner, while four others were taken to local hospitals by private vehicles and were expected to recover. Investigators reviewed nearby video footage in an effort to identify suspects, and Long’s family remembered him as kind and helpful and spoke publicly about their loss.

If anyone attended the event or has information about what happened that night, please share details with investigators who continue to seek leads.