The Sacramento Police Department responded to a residence in the 2100 Block of L St for a report of a subject with a gunshot wound on March 17, 2022, at approximately 11:24 a.m.
Mark Winema / Getty Images / Mark Wineman / Getty ImagesThe father of an Oakland teenager is asking for answers as to why his daughter was found dead earlier this month in a Sacramento apartment.
“Detectives haven’t even contacted me,” Raul Garcia told KTVU. “The coroner came to say, ‘I’m sorry to tell you your daughter is dead. She was shot in the head.’ But that’s it. I don’t know anything that happened. Police haven’t contacted me at all.”
Police found Marcella Bernal-Garcia, 16, in a residence in the 2100 Block of L Street on March 17 at 11:24 a.m., the Sacramento Police Department said in a statement. Officers were responding to a report from a resident in the block saying an individual was shot, police said.
Officers attempted life-saving measures, and despite these efforts, Bernal-Garcia was pronounced deceased at the scene, police said. She had been shot at least once.
In a preliminary investigation, police located a firearm at the scene. The Sacramento Police Department’s Homicide Unit is continuing to investigate the incident, police said.
Bernal-Garcia was a student at Castlemont High School in Oakland, the Oakland Unified School District confirmed. A statement from the district said, “She was a bright light at Castlemont, whose natural talents were obvious to those around her. She had a wonderful singing voice which we were looking forward to hearing on stage during the school’s upcoming Cinco de Mayo celebration. Of course, the fact that she passed the way she did is another tragic example of our country’s scourge of gun violence, which must come to an end. The Castlemont family will miss Marcella, and our hearts go out to her friends and family.”
Bernal-Garcia was reported missing to the Oakland Police Department on March 15, the Associated Press said.
KRON reported that Bernal-Garcia was living in a group home in Oakland and was also in foster care, as both of her parents served prison sentences. Her father was recently released.
The Sacramento Police Department responded to a residence in the 2100 Block of L St for a report of a subject with a gunshot wound on March 17, 2022, at approximately 11:24 a.m.Mark Winema / Getty Images / Mark Wineman / Getty Images The father of an Oakland teenager is asking for answers as to why his daughter was found dead earlier this month in a Sacramento apartment. “Detectives haven’t even contacted me,” Raul Garcia told KTVU. “The coroner came to say, ‘I’m sorry to tell you your daughter is dead. She was shot in the head.’ But that’s it. I don’t know anything that happened. Police haven’t contacted me at all.” Police found Marcella Bernal-Garcia, 16, in a residence in the 2100 Block of L Street on March 17 at 11:24 a.m., the Sacramento Police Department said in a statement. Officers were responding to a report from a resident in the block saying an individual was shot, police said. Officers attempted life-saving measures, and despite these efforts, Bernal-Garcia was pronounced deceased at the scene, police said. She had been shot at least once. In a preliminary investigation, police located a firearm at the scene. The Sacramento Police Department’s Homicide Unit is continuing to investigate the incident, police said. Bernal-Garcia was a student at Castlemont High School in Oakland, the Oakland Unified School District confirmed. A statement from the district said, “She was a bright light at Castlemont, whose natural talents were obvious to those around her. She had a wonderful singing voice which we were looking forward to hearing on stage during the school’s upcoming Cinco de Mayo celebration. Of course, the fact that she passed the way she did is another tragic example of our country’s scourge of gun violence, which must come to an end. The Castlemont family will miss Marcella, and our hearts go out to her friends and family.” Bernal-Garcia was reported missing to the Oakland Police Department on March 15, the Associated Press said. KRON reported that Bernal-Garcia was living in a group home in Oakland and was also in foster care, as both of her parents served prison sentences. Her father was recently released.