Todd Thornton was shot and killed on October 9, 2023, in Rancho Cordova. At about 9:45 p.m., deputies responded to multiple reports of a shooting near an apartment complex on Coloma Road and found the 30-year-old inside a vehicle with multiple gunshot wounds to his upper body. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office has classified the death as a homicide and has said investigators believe the shooting was gang-related. A memorial page has been created to honor Thornton.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Sheriff’s Office or Sacramento Valley Crime Stoppers.