Salvador Velasquez Robledo, 19, was shot and killed on January 1, 2023, at about 10:35 p.m. Deputies found him unresponsive with a gunshot wound outside an apartment complex on the 2800 block of Westwood Lane in Carmichael, California; he was pronounced dead at the scene. The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office opened a homicide investigation.

By January 4, 2023, a 17-year-old had been arrested in connection with the shooting; the juvenile’s name was not released. Investigators described the inquiry as active as they continued to gather information and evidence. The shooting raised questions among residents about security and safety at the apartment complex where the incident occurred.

If anyone has information about what happened that night or about security conditions at the complex, please share what is known.