The shooting happened on August 12 at about 12:15 p.m. in the area of Morse Avenue and Lerwick Way, just north of Edison Avenue in Northeast Sacramento. The Sacramento County Sheriff's Office said deputies arrived to find a man who had been shot in the head, and he was taken to a hospital in critical condition.
The investigation determined that the victim was sitting in the back of a vehicle when he was shot from a passing vehicle. Detectives identified the suspect as 46-year-old Jason Hankins, who was located and arrested a day later after he had tried to conceal his vehicle and the firearm, the Sheriff's Office said.
Jason Hankins Sacramento County Sheriff's OfficeFollowing that announcement, Sheriff Jim Cooper said in a social media post that California's Mental Health Diversion law, which allowed Hawkins to receive mental health treatment instead of incarceration, is "broken" and a "failed experiment." Cooper said detectives who searched Hawkins' car found a certificate showing he had "graduated" from the county's Mental Health Diversion Program, exactly two weeks to the day before the August 12 shooting.
A certificate showing Jason Hankins graduation from a mental health diversion program. Sacramento County Sheriff's OfficeCooper said Hankins has a long criminal history dating back to 1997 involving robberies, shootings and other gun crimes. He added that the only reason his office discovered Hawkins's previous crimes was that deputies remembered him from prior arrests.
Hankins remains in custody and is ineligible for bail, the Sheriff's Office said.
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