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"Fatal Shooting at Sacramento Light Rail Station Prompts Police Investigation"
One person was killed and two others were wounded in a shooting at a light rail station in Sacramento. Police are searching for two male suspects, one wearing a black hoodie with blue jeans and the other wearing a gray hoodie with black jeans. The shooting led to a carjacking nearby, and the car was later found abandoned in a Sac State parking lot. The incident prompted a brief lockdown at a nearby elementary school, and the light rail station was temporarily closed. The story is still developing.
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