Crime

Deputies investigate teen's shooting in Foothill Farms

Submitted by Dave Marquis on Monday, April 9th, 5:26 am

FOOTHILL FARMS, CA - Sacramento County sheriff's deputies said they are following several leads in the shooting of a 17-year-old boy on Renick Way.

Deputies responded to a call of gunshots fired at 9:40 p.m. Sunday night and arrived to find the teen suffering from "several" gunshot wounds.

Paramedics took the boy to a local hospital where he was listed in stable condition, according to investigators at the scene.

Residents reported hearing several gunshots, but said they were unsure what had happened.

Deputies scoured the street for shell casings and additional evidence.

It was not immediately clear what had caused the shooting.

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$10,000 reward offered in murder of teen at Rosemont park

Submitted by News10 Web Staff

Friday, March 30th, 2012, 7:27am

SACRAMENTO COUNTY, CA - A reward has been established for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person who murdered an Albert Einstein Middle School eighth-grader earlier this month.

Jessica Funk-Haslam's body was discovered in a baseball field dug-out at Rosemont Community Park early the morning of March 6. She had been asphyxiated, stabbed in the neck and struck in the head with blunt force, the Sacramento County coroner determined.

Investigators have narrowed the time frame of the murder to between 6:30 and 10 the Monday night before, March 5.

The Sacramento County Sheriff's Department says it does not have a suspect in Funk-Haslam's murder.

The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors has approved a $10,000 reward for help finding the killer.

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Jessica Funk-Haslam: funeral held Saturday

Submitted by Amy Jacobson Kurokawa, Multimedia Producer

Saturday, March 17th, 2012, 3:45pm

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Detectives release new information on slain girl probe

Submitted by Kristen Drew on Thursday, March 15th, 6:34 pm

RANCHO CORDOVA, CA - Sacramento County sheriff's detectives believe they have narrowed the time and location where an Albert Einstein Middle School eighth-grader was murdered 10 days ago.

According to sheriff's detective Tony Turnbull, 13-year-old Jessica Funk-Haslam was slain near the dugout of a baseball field at Rosemont Community Park where she was found and there was no other crime scene. A woman, who was walking through the park on March 6, found the teen's body and called police.

The Sacramento County coroner said the cause of death was a combination of blunt force trauma to the head, asphyxia and a stab wound to the neck.

Investigators did not find a weapon at the crime scene, but it appears the killer used an edged weapon, Turnbull said.

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Sheriff: No strangling instrument where teen's body found

Submitted by Kristen Drew on Monday, March 12th, 8:59 pm

SACRAMENTO, CA - In an interview with CNN's legal analyst Nancy Grace, Sacramento County Sheriff Scott Jones said on Monday there was no strangling instrument or baseball bats recovered at the scene where Jessica Funk-Haslam's body was found.

A woman found the 13-year-old's body last Tuesday morning near a dugout at Rosemont Community Park. The sheriff's department has not named a suspect or person of interest in the teen's murder.

The Sacramento County Coroner said Funk-Haslam's cause of death was a combination of asphyxia, a stab wound to the neck and blunt force trauma to the head.

The park is about two miles from the Windsor Ridge apartment complex where Jessica lived with her mother. Tara Funk-Haslam said her daughter ran away last Monday evening after an argument; she said the teen wanted to meet someone.

"She ran out the front door and I chased her," Tara Funk-Haslam said.

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Funeral arrangements set for Rosemont teenage murder victim

Submitted by Amy Jacobson Kurokawa, Multimedia Producer

Saturday, March 10th, 2012, 6:27pm

SACRAMENTO, CA - Funeral arrangements have been set for murder victim Jessica Funk-Haslum.

According to Jessica's uncle, the funeral is next Saturday, March 17 at 11:00 a.m.

Visitation is set from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Friday, March 16.

Both will be held at Nicoletti, Culjis & Herberger Funeral Home, 5401 Folsom Blvd.

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Coroner releases cause of death of girl found in Rosemont park

Submitted by Maneeza Iqbal on Wednesday, March 7th, 6:08 pm

ROSEMONT, CA - The Sacramento County coroner released the cause of death of a 13-year-old girl who was found dead in a Rosemont Park Tuesday morning.

Jessica Funk-Haslam was found by a passerby in the dugout of a baseball diamond on the 9300 block of Americana Way, Sacramento County sheriff's Deputy Jason Ramos said.

The coroner's report Wednesday said Funk-Haslam suffered blunt force trauma to the head, a stab wound and asphyxiation.

Ramos said Funk-Haslam was last seen by her family Monday around 5:30 p.m. at her home wearing a fur-lined hooded jacket.

Deputies need help figuring out Funk-Haslam's whereabouts from 5:30 p.m. Monday to 6:30 a.m. Tuesday.

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