41-year-old Amber Clark was shot and killed Tuesday night outside the library she worked

A man from northern California has been charged with the killing of a Sacramento librarian who was found shot in her car on Tuesday night.

Ronald Seay, 56, was arrested Wednesday in connection with the shooting death of Amber Clark.

Clark was killed in the parking lot of the North Natomas Public Library on, police said.

Detectives believe Clark was targeted and are investigating the motive for the shooting, said department spokesman Sgt. Vance Chandler.

Seay lived a few miles from the North Natomas Public Library and had been told not to set foot inside the library after causing a disturbance there in October.

Clark had been a supervisor at the library at the time and police say she interacted with Seay before calling the authorities.



Seay was arrested Wednesday morning after a short, slow-speed chase at 5:30am.

He was booked into the Sacramento County Main Jail Thursday on suspicion of felony homicide and shooting into an occupied vehicle.

12 hours later, Ronald Seay, 56, left, was arrested following a brief police chase. Seay had previously caused a disturbance at the library in October when Clark was working, right

Seay had been told not to return to the library, pictured, after the incident

Clark, 41, was sitting in her car when Seay allegedly approached her and shot her in face and head on Tuesday night.

Chandler said a handgun was used and Clark was shot multiple times. A number of weapons were found during the investigation.

Police responded to the shooting shortly after 6pm on Tuesday and found Clark 'unresponsive' in her car.

Clark, who did not have any children, had worked as an educator in Oklahoma before joining the Sacramento Public Library in 2015.

Clark had been an advocate at the library for those with special needs

Clark's husband, Kelly, said his wife 'pursued professions that served to benefit young people and the betterment of society,' in a statement emailed to The Sacremento Bee.

'She selflessly gave of herself to her community,' he said.

The director of the library, Rivkah Sass, said at a press conference that Clark had been an advocate for those with special needs.

'She had a great, compelling, charismatic personality, because she felt so deeply about the work that she did. We're especially grateful for all she did for us, to raise our awareness as a library staff, on serving people with special needs,' Sass said. 'She changed how we program for that particular audience.'

Sass said Clark's death feels like losing a member of her family.

'She was fierce,' said Sass. 'She did not suffer fools, I would say. She knew what she wanted and she was very direct with people about making sure that staff felt comfortable and safe, that the services we offered really were ones that met the community's needs.'