At approximately 12:45 AM on Thursday, November 9, 2023, the Sacramento County Communications Center received 911 calls about an adult male shooting his roommate at a residence on the 700 block of Woodside Lane East in Sacramento.  Deputies arrived on scene moments later and provided first-aid until Sacramento Metro Fire Department personnel arrived.  The victim, an adult male, had a gunshot wound in the torso and was transported to a local hospital by ambulance.  He is expected to survive.  Deputies on scene located and detained the victim’s roommate, later identified as 58-year-old Michael Mizrahi.

Detectives from the Crimes Against Persons Bureau and Crime Scene Investigators responded to the scene, interviewed witnesses, and gathered evidence.  Based on their investigation, detectives arrested Mizrahi, and he was transported to the Sacramento County Main Jail.  Mizrahi was booked into custody PC 245(a)(2) and is being held on $75000 bail.  He is scheduled to appear in court on November 14, 2023.

Sergeant Amar Gandhi

Sheriff’s Spokesman