UPDATE | ARREST
DETAILS FROM THE SACRAMENTO COUNTY SHERIFF’s OFFICE
Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office Homicide Detectives arrested Roman Julian Lopez (35) of Sacramento County for the May 4, 2022 murder of Daune Walton Johnson (30). Lopez is well known to law enforcement and is on Formal Searchable Probation until 2023 in connection with a 2020 case, Possession of a Firearm by a Felon, Battery Against a Person/Previous Dating Relationship and Assault with Deadly Weapon. Lopez is being held in the Sacramento County Main Jail without bail. No further information is available at this time.
About 11:20 p.m. Wednesday, Sacramento Sheriff's Deputies responded to a call about a possible dead body in the area of 5117 Southwest Ave.
When they arrived on scene they located the person laying on the sidewalk.
Minutes later, deputies came on the radio and said they were able to get a slight pulse and requested fire crews to respond immediately.
The fire department arrived but cleared the scene about five minutes later. No one was transported to the hospital.
At the time, deputies did not confirm that the person had died, but an active crime scene was established.
According to radio traffic, this may have been related to a Shotspotter activation in the area that occurred about thirty minutes before the body was found.
A neighbor who lives nearby told PSN he heard what sounded like gunshots around the same time.
MEDIA RELEASE FROM THE SACRAMENTO SHERIFF’s OFFICE
Issued Friday, May 6th at 2:42 P.M.
On Wednesday, May 4, 2022, at approximately 11:24 p.m., the Sheriff’s Communications Center received a call from the 5100 block of Southwest Avenue. The caller advised that someone was lying on the sidewalk.
Deputies responded and located an adult male suffering from at least one gunshot wound. Deputies began performing life-saving measures on the victim while waiting for fire personnel arrive. Sacramento Metro Fire arrived a short time later and pronounced the subject deceased at the scene.
Homicide detectives and Crime Scene Investigators responded to the scene, interviewed witnesses and gathered evidence. No further information or suspect information is available at this time.
The identity of the victim, in this case, will be released by the Sacramento County Coroner’s Office after identification and notification of next of kin.
Detectives are asking anyone with information relating to this incident, to please contact the Sheriff’s Office at (916) 874-5115 or Sacramento Valley Crime Stoppers at (916) 443-HELP. Tip information may also be left anonymously at www.sacsheriff.com or by calling (916) 874-TIPS (8477).
