Tragic death of Grant Union student after shooting at house party

(US MEDIA GROUP) – Tragedy struck the Sacramento community over the weekend when 18-year-old Jeremiah Walker, a student at Grant Union High School, was shot and killed at a house party in Natomas. According to Mervin Brookins, founder of Brother to Brother Mentoring and Walker’s grandfatherly figure, the young man was known for his kind nature and was preparing to graduate in a few weeks. Brookins, who considers himself Walker’s grandfather after helping raise him, said he was devastated to hear about his grandson’s death. “There’s no pain like losing a child, losing a loved one,” he said. “Even though I’ve been doing the work and working with mothers that lost children and I was close to it, there’s nothing that compares to it and there’s nothing you can do about it.” Walker was shot and killed at a house on the 3100 block of Buchman Street, and police were unable to confirm the details surrounding the shooting as the investigation is ongoing. According to Brookins, a parent had rented the home as a short-term rental for a party on Saturday, with no adult supervision. A fight broke out at some point and shots were fired, one of which struck...