Russell Joseph Battaglia, a 51-year-old White / Caucasian male from Elk Grove, California, died on June 23, 2025, after a shooting inside his family’s home on Triplefin Way. Police were called just after 5:35 a.m.; officers arrived to find Russell Battaglia, 51, and his 19-year-old son, Christian Battaglia, dead at the scene. The Sacramento County Coroner later identified the victims as Russell Battaglia, 51, and Christian Battaglia, 19.
Investigators said an argument among family members escalated into gunfire. The suspect was identified as Russell Battaglia’s 18-year-old son, Noah Spencer Battaglia, who fled the home after the shooting. According to police, he was located roughly two hours later at a home in south Sacramento and taken into custody on suspicion of homicide. Authorities reported the incident occurred at a residence in the 8200 block of Triplefin Way.
City officials and local outlets described the case as a double homicide tied to a domestic dispute, noting that detectives were continuing to process evidence and interview witnesses in the days after the killings. A subsequent police news release and local reporting reiterated that the only arrest in the case was of Noah Spencer Battaglia, 18, on suspicion of homicide; no additional suspects were sought at that time. An arrest record entry for the same date reflects that Noah Spencer Battaglia was booked on murder charges in Sacramento County.
In the aftermath, memorial pages and a family fundraiser publicly identified the victims and the circumstances of the shooting, underscoring the sudden loss to the Battaglia family. A Gun Violence Memorial entry lists Russell Joseph Battaglia, 51, as lost to gun violence in Elk Grove on June 23, 2025, and a GoFundMe organized by a family member describes planning funerals for both Russell Battaglia and Christian Battaglia.
