Paul Miguel Quiroz, 26, a male and Hispanic/Latino from Sacramento, was shot shortly after 12:30 p.m. on June 1, 2025, while riding in a vehicle near Broadway and 28th Street, a busy stretch lined with small businesses not far from Highway 99. Officers found a man in his 20s suffering from at least one gunshot wound and rushed him to a hospital with life-threatening injuries; a second victim, a man in his 40s, later self-transported and was expected to survive.
Witnesses described a gunman leaning out a window, face masked, and firing multiple rounds before speeding away. At the scene, investigators noted a black Toyota Camry riddled with bullets on the driver’s side, and they would later say a Toyota Camry and a Nissan Armada were both involved.
Three days after the attack, the Sacramento County Coroner’s Office identified the man who died as Paul Miguel Quiroz, 26, of Sacramento. The coroner’s confirmation solidified the toll of the daytime ambush, which unfolded in public view on the 2800 block of Broadway and deepened community anxiety over a spate of summer shootings.
More than a month later, detectives announced a break in the case: the arrest of 19-year-old Vernon Carl Jordan of Carmichael on suspicion of murder connected to the June 1 shooting that killed Paul Miguel Quiroz, 26. Police said Jordan was taken into custody in mid-July; booking information showed he was jailed on a murder count, with Sacramento police listed as the arresting agency. News outlets reported his first court appearance was set soon after the arrest. Authorities did not immediately detail a motive, but they reiterated earlier accounts that two vehicles—the Toyota Camry and a Nissan Armada—were tied to the gunfire.
As the investigation moved from the frantic early hours into a methodical hunt for answers, the portrait of the attack remained stark: a broad-daylight burst of gunfire on a Sunday afternoon that left Paul Miguel Quiroz, 26, mortally wounded and another man hurt, and a community waiting through weeks of uncertainty until a suspect was arrested. Police continued to ask anyone with information to come forward as the case proceeded through the courts.
