South Sacramento Shooting / Barricaded Suspect in Custody 

December 24, 2025 – Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office officials report that on Saturday afternoon, just before 4:00 P.M., a shooting occurred in South Sacramento near the 7600 block of Power Inn Road following an argument outside a business. During the confrontation, the suspect, 34-year-old Terrian Adams, produced a dark-colored handgun, pointed it at the victim, and threatened to shoot him. As the victim turned away, Adams fired a round in his direction. While the shot missed, a fragment struck the victim in the back of the right leg, causing a minor injury.

A friend of the victim arrived to pick him up and briefly confronted Adams, who again displayed the handgun before fleeing the area. While fleeing, Adams placed the firearm into a woman’s bag without her knowledge. The firearm was later recovered and determined to be an illegal, unserialized handgun (commonly referred to as a ghost gun) equipped with an illegal 30-round magazine.

On Monday, December 22, Adams was located and barricaded himself inside a residence on the 8300 block of Fieldpoppy Circle. After an hours-long standoff, the Sheriff’s SWAT team located Adams hiding in the attic and safely took him into custody without further incident.

This operation involved Central Division Patrol Deputies, Sheriff’s K9, UAS (drone), and CINT, all working together to bring this incident to a safe and peaceful resolution.

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Source & photo: Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office