Arrest Made in Homicide on 48th Avenue in South Sacramento

At approximately 11:45 PM on Friday, November 15, 2024, Sacramento County Sheriff's Central Patrol Deputies responded to an apartment on the 3900 block of 48th Avenue regarding a multi-round ShotSpotter activation. A witness also reported that an adult male appeared to have been shot and was lying down in the parking lot. Deputies arrived on scene moments later and began life-saving first-aid. Unfortunately, the victim was pronounced deceased by Sacramento Metro Fire District personnel.

Sheriff's Homicide Detectives and Crime Scene Investigators responded to the scene, began their investigation, interviewed witnesses, and began to gather evidence. Based on their investigation, Detectives identified the suspect as 26-year-old Hason Plater of Sacramento.

Detectives from the Sheriff's Major Crimes Bureau located Plater yesterday evening and took him into custody. He was booked into the Sacramento County Main Jail for PC 187 - Murder, where he remains ineligible for bail. He is scheduled to appear in court on November 21.

Identification of the deceased will be made by the Sacramento County Coroner's Office in accordance with their protocols.

Sergeant Amar Gandhi
Sheriff's Spokesman