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Police: Road Rage Spurred Shooting, Suspect Arrested In Rancho Cordova Homicide

RANCHO CORDOVA (CBS13) — The Sacramento Sheriff's Department announced that there has been an arrest in connection to the homicide case from Saturday morning on Astral Drive.

Deputies said Matthew Shaffer was arrested for the homicide shooting which killed an adult male Saturday morning in Rancho Cordova. According to officials, the investigation revealed the shooting stemmed from a road rage incident.

Mathew Shaffer's booking photo. (Credit: Sacramento County Sheriff's Department) Mathew Shaffer's booking photo. (Credit: Sacramento County Sheriff's Department)

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The identity of the victim has not yet been released.

The victim was shot multiple times in the upper body and was declared dead on the scene by fire officials.

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