Police make arrest in student shooting, death

Gamaliel Ortiz

Sacramento Police arrested David Allen Falls late Thursday in the connection to the fatal shooting of Sacramento State student Kebret Tekle.

Police Officer Michelle Lazark said that the arrest of Falls, 23, was made without incident by a career criminal apprehension unit.

“They have not slept, they have been on it like a bloodhound,” Lazark said.

According to the Sacramento County Sheriff, Allen was booked into the county jail early this morning with a pending charge of homicide.

“He was a high risk,” Lazark said. Witness accounts and Falls’ criminal history helped lead to the arrest, she said.

Lazark said police know that others are involved with the shooting because it is tied with gangs. Other arrests are forthcoming, the officer said.

The shooting occurred May 2 outside a nearby bar off Folsom Boulevard. According to police, the sophomore Sac State student was sitting inside her car when a stray bullet hit her.

Tekle died later that day at UC Davis Medical Center.