Rio Linda carjacking victim shot, passenger rescued after being taken
RIO LINDA – The Sacramento County Sheriff's Office said one person was arrested in connection with a shooting and carjacking on Saturday morning.
Deputies responded to a shooting near Elkhorn and Marysville boulevards in Rio Linda.
The sheriff's office said a man was shot in the face and assaulted with a baseball bat at the location, and one of the suspects stole the man's car while a woman was still inside the vehicle.
Deputies found the vehicle when the suspect abandoned it to run away, the sheriff's office said. The woman was found safe, and both suspects were arrested.
The suspect was identified as 45-year-old Samuel Mattia, deputies said. He was booked on kidnapping, carjacking, assault with a deadly weapon and aggravated mayhem, jail records show.
A suspect who assaulted the man with a bat is still on the run, deputies said.
The victim is expected to survive.
