A man is facing murder charges after a road rage-fueled deadly shooting in Rancho Cordova on Saturday, authorities said. Mathew Shaffer, 34, of Rancho Cordova was booked into the Sacramento County Main Jail early Sunday morning, according to a news release from the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department. "The investigation revealed the shooting stemmed from a road rage incident," the Sheriff's Department said. The man killed was shot at least once, according to the Sheriff's Department. Authorities identified him Monday as 29-year-old Victor Barrientos. The Sheriff's Department said it received a call around 9:40 a.m. Saturday from the area of Astral Drive and Burline Street regarding a shooting. Fire personnel declared the man dead. The Sheriff's Department said that "several" witnesses cooperated with authorities. The identity of the man killed will be made public after his next of kin are notified. The Sheriff's Department asked anyone with information to call 916-362-5115.

A man is facing murder charges after a road rage-fueled deadly shooting in Rancho Cordova on Saturday, authorities said.

Mathew Shaffer, 34, of Rancho Cordova was booked into the Sacramento County Main Jail early Sunday morning, according to a news release from the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department.




"The investigation revealed the shooting stemmed from a road rage incident," the Sheriff's Department said.

Sacramento County Sheriff's Department Mathew Shaffer

The man killed was shot at least once, according to the Sheriff's Department. Authorities identified him Monday as 29-year-old Victor Barrientos.

The Sheriff's Department said it received a call around 9:40 a.m. Saturday from the area of Astral Drive and Burline Street regarding a shooting.

Fire personnel declared the man dead.

Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department

The Sheriff's Department said that "several" witnesses cooperated with authorities.

The identity of the man killed will be made public after his next of kin are notified.

The Sheriff's Department asked anyone with information to call 916-362-5115.