No less than three gunshots had been fired right into a window of the KXTV (ABC10) constructing in Sacramento, California, on Friday, September 19, police say. There have been no reported accidents. The day prior, the Tegna-owned ABC affiliate station was the placement of a protest towards the ABC community’s suspension of Jimmy Kimmel Reside. There was no energetic protest happening when the photographs had been fired.
Detectives are investigating whether or not this was a random taking pictures or a focused one. There aren’t any suspects right now.
“Presently, I don’t have any suspect info to launch, and I don’t know the motive,” Sacramento Police Division Spokesperson Officer Anthony Gamble stated in an announcement, per ABC10. “I don’t know if this was focused or a random act. However what I can inform is our detectives are on scene, they’re going to be conducting a follow-up.”
Officers responded to studies of photographs being fired on the constructing simply after 1:30 p.m. PT on Friday. There have been folks within the constructing on the time of the gunshots, however nobody was damage.
“We are able to affirm that photographs had been fired into our station at KXTV earlier in the present day,” Tegna stated in an announcement, in response to KCRA. “Whereas particulars are nonetheless restricted, importantly, all of our staff are protected and unhurt. We’re absolutely cooperating with legislation enforcement and have taken extra measures to make sure the continued security of our staff.”
ABC10 is owned by Tegna, an organization that operates a big community of native TV stations. As introduced in August 2025, Tegna has agreed to be acquired by Nexstar Media Group, Inc. for $6.2 billion. This acquisition wants FCC approval. Nexstar owns greater than 200 TV stations in 116 U.S. markets. It additionally owns broadcast networks The CW and NewsNation, the political web site The Hill, and practically one-third of Meals Community.
ABC determined to droop Jimmy Kimmel Reside on September 17, after Nexstar introduced it will preempt the present on its 32 ABC affiliate stations earlier that evening. Sinclair Broadcast Group later introduced it will be doing the identical by itself affiliate stations.
Nexstar’s choice was motivated by host Jimmy Kimmel‘s feedback in regards to the loss of life of right-wing political commentator Charlie Kirk that had been delivered in the course of the Tuesday, September 16, episode of his present.
“Nexstar strongly objects to current feedback made by Mr. Kimmel in regards to the killing of Charlie Kirk and can change the present with different programming in its ABC-affiliated markets,” the corporate revealed in a press launch.
Just some hours earlier than ABC’s announcement, Brendan Carr, chairman of the FCC, threatened federal motion towards ABC associates that continued to hold Jimmy Kimmel Reside.
“Look, we will do that the simple manner or the onerous manner,” Carr stated to podcaster Benny Johnson on Wednesday. “These firms can discover methods to alter conduct, to take motion on Kimmel or, you recognize, there’s going to be extra work for the FCC forward.”