Teen dies after shooting in Sacramento's Colonial Manor neighborhood, police say

A 17-year-old is dead and police are searching for a gunman after a broad daylight shooting Saturday in southeast Sacramento.

The Sacramento Police Department said officers responded just before 3 p.m. to the shooting in the 7800 block of Marin Avenue in Colonial Manor. Officers arriving on scene found a “juvenile with at least one life-threatening gunshot wound,” said Officer Cody Tapley, an agency spokesman.

The victim, who was not identified, was pronounced dead at the hospital, police said in a statement. His identity is expected to be released by the Sacramento County Coroner's Office once relatives are notified of the death.

Police searched for an armed man who fled after the shooting. The scene was turned over to homicide detectives around 5 p.m.

No suspect information or motive for the shooting was available.

Investigators asked anyone with information about the shooting to call Sacramento police at 916-808-5471 or Sacramento Valley Crime Stoppers at 916-443-4357 (HELP).