Family members of Chasity Sparkman identified her Wednesday as the woman shot and killed last week in a Sacramento shopping center. The shooting happened Feb. 14 around 11:15 p.m. near Florin Road and Greenhaven Drive in the Pocket neighborhood, the Sacramento Police Department said. Officers who went there found a woman with at least one gunshot wound.That woman went to the hospital and later died of her injuries.One week after her death, Sparkman’s family called for whoever did this to come forward and for justice for the young mother.“Chasity was really bubbly,” said Renee Jones, a cousin of the young mother. “More than life itself, Chasity loved their children. Her children were her world. Everything Chasity did was for her kids.” More than 100 people gathered one week later in the parking lot where, family said, Sparkman was shot. A police spokesperson said Wednesday that no arrests had been made and that no further updates could be shared so as not to compromise the investigation. Loved ones are demanding whoever did this to come forward.“We’ve got to stop the gun violence,” said Preston Sparkman, Chasity’s cousin.Preston Sparkman said his cousin was enrolled in school, pursuing a career in business and music, an energetic and loving mother.Many in attendance brought heart-shaped balloons and wore pink to Wednesday night’s vigil. Chasity, 26, died on Valentine’s Day. “She never missed saying, ‘I love you,’” Jones said.Details about the case remain limited.Family members are raising money to help care for Sparkman’s two young children.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app.
Family members of Chasity Sparkman identified her Wednesday as the woman shot and killed last week in a Sacramento shopping center.
The shooting happened Feb. 14 around 11:15 p.m. near Florin Road and Greenhaven Drive in the Pocket neighborhood, the Sacramento Police Department said. Officers who went there found a woman with at least one gunshot wound.
That woman went to the hospital and later died of her injuries.
One week after her death, Sparkman’s family called for whoever did this to come forward and for justice for the young mother.
“Chasity was really bubbly,” said Renee Jones, a cousin of the young mother. “More than life itself, Chasity loved their children. Her children were her world. Everything Chasity did was for her kids.”
More than 100 people gathered one week later in the parking lot where, family said, Sparkman was shot.
A police spokesperson said Wednesday that no arrests had been made and that no further updates could be shared so as not to compromise the investigation.
Loved ones are demanding whoever did this to come forward.
“We’ve got to stop the gun violence,” said Preston Sparkman, Chasity’s cousin.
Preston Sparkman said his cousin was enrolled in school, pursuing a career in business and music, an energetic and loving mother.
Many in attendance brought heart-shaped balloons and wore pink to Wednesday night’s vigil. Chasity, 26, died on Valentine’s Day.
“She never missed saying, ‘I love you,’” Jones said.
Details about the case remain limited.
Family members are raising money to help care for Sparkman’s two young children.
See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app.
