SACRAMENTO POLICE DEPARTMENT News Release
		Release #09-30-03 October 1, 2003 For Immediate Release
						Media Office 916-433-0808  Capt. Sam Somers Sgt. Justin Risley, PIO PIC Audrey Lee     Internet: www.sacpd.org

On Tuesday, September 30, 2003, at approximately 3:00 p.m., a shooting occurred at 5th Avenue and Freeport Boulevard.  The initial investigation indicates that the victim and suspect had an argument which resulted in the suspect firing one shot, striking the victim in the head.  The victim was transported to the U.C. Davis Medical Center where he was pronounced deceased.

The victim was a 15 year old male Hispanic who was currently on suspension from McClatchy High School.

The suspect who has been determined to be the “shooter” has been identified as:
    Rickie Che, male Asian, DOB 4/15/84,
    5'6", 130 lbs., brown eyes, black hair
    (a photo of this suspect is attached)

Homicide investigators are also looking for two additional juvenile suspects who were involved in the physical altercation that led to the shooting.  As these suspects are juveniles, they will not be identified at this time.

The suspect vehicle is described as:
      1994 Toyota Camry, 4 door, light green or light gray,
      license plate number 3EPS783
      (a photo of a vehicle similar to the suspect vehicle is attached)
 
The Sacramento Police Department’s Problem Oriented Policing (POP) team members and School Resource Officers (SROs) are working on the high school campuses and adjacent neighborhoods to ensure safety.
 
 

    Suspect Rickie Che