ELK GROVE, Calif. — Police arrested a suspect for a deadly stabbing at a home in Elk Grove early Sunday morning.
Elk Grove Police officers were called out to a “medical aid call” at a home in the 8900 block of Sierra Street around 8:30 a.m.
When officers arrived at the home, they said the suspect met them at the door but refused to follow commands or let them inside. Officers used a less-than-lethal measure to get the suspect detained. On Monday, authorities identified the suspect as 36-year-old Ricky Sims.
After detaining Sims, the officers entered the home and found the 36-year-old female victim suffering from at least one stab wound to the neck. The officers attempted to care for the victim but she was pronounced dead at the scene.
Investigators have not said what the relationship was between Sims and the victim, and they have not said what may have led up to the stabbing.
Sims was arrested and taken to the hospital to be treated for injuries he sustained while being detained. Once he is released, authorities say he will be booked into the Sacramento County Main Jail on a homicide complaint.
