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- Gunfire was shot at the Sacramento ABC affiliate station, ABC 10, on Friday, Sept. 19
- It is not confirmed how many shots were fired, but three hit the station’s lobby window
- Authorities do not have a description of the suspect or the vehicle used for the drive-by shooting
A Sacramento news station was struck by gunfire on Friday, Sept. 19, the Sacramento Police Department confirmed to PEOPLE.
Around 1:30 p.m., a vehicle drove by and fired multiple shots at the Tenga-owned ABC affiliate station’s lobby window, per the SPD. It remains unclear how many shots were fired, but there were at least three gunshots that hit the building window.
“The building was occupied and fortunately, nobody was injured,” a SPD public information officer told PEOPLE.
It is still unknown whether this was a random or targeted crime. Additionally, SPD has not shared the description of the vehicle or suspect.
The shooting occurred one day after protesters gathered outside the ABC 10 to object to ABC’s decision to “indefinitely” pull Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show. However, authorities have not confirmed if the protest and gunfire are related. About 15 people took part in the protest, reports the Sacramento Bee.
ABC announced Jimmy Kimmel Live! would be “indefinitely” shelved on Wednesday, Sept. 17. The decision came after pressure from broadcast companies Nexstar and Sinclair, both condemning Kimmel over his comments about Charlie Kirk and pulling his show from ABC affiliates across the country.
Kirk was shot and killed at the age of 31 on Wednesday, Sept. 10, while speaking at a university event in Utah. Kimmel’s comments that have come under fire pertained to Kirk and Tyler Robinson, the 22-year-old charged with aggravated murder in connection with Kirk’s fatal shooting.
On Wednesday, Sept. 17, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Brendan Carr praised both Nexstar, the largest local broadcast and digital media company in the U.S., and Sinclair, which makes up the nation’s largest ABC affiliate group, for their decision to pull Kimmel’s show in posts he shared to X.
Nexstar recently announced plans to acquire Tenga, a rival broadcast company, for more than $6 billion, a massive deal that would further consolidate the local television landscape and put Nexstar in 80% of America’s TV-owning households — despite current law permitting no more than 39% — according to a press release. The acquisition will require final approval from the Trump-controlled FCC, which Carr runs.
On Thursday, Sept. 18, Sinclair has laid out a list of demands for Kimmel to meet before airing Jimmy Kimmel Live! again, including him issuing “a direct apology to the Kirk family” and making a “meaningful personal donation to the Kirk Family and [Kirk’s nonprofit] Turning Point USA.”
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Police asked anyone with information relevant to the shooting investigation in Sacramento to call the Police Department at 916-808-5471.
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