Calvin Goldsmith, a 35-year-old Black man, died on February 22, 2016, after gunfire in Sacramento’s Del Paso Heights neighborhood. Police were called after shots were heard in the 3700 block of Branch Street; a short distance away officers found a car crashed into a fence near High Street and North Avenue. The driver, later identified by the coroner as Calvin Goldsmith, was unresponsive with multiple gunshot wounds and was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Witnesses and early police information described a shootout that spilled onto nearby streets and ended with the wrecked vehicle that drew officers to the intersection. Initial calls for help came shortly after 1:30 p.m., and detectives and evidence technicians canvassed the area into the evening. Records and memorial listings confirm Goldsmith’s name, age, city, and date of death; no suspect was publicly identified or booked in connection with the shooting.

Did anyone in Del Paso Heights see events on Branch Street or around High Street and North Avenue that afternoon?