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WEBVTT WHEN POLICE SAY HE SHOT AND KILLED HER. HE HEARD THOSE CHARGES JUST BEHIND US, HERE AT THE SACRAMENTO COUNTY JAIL. RONALD SEAY APPEARED IN COURT FOR A LITTLE MORE THAN 3 MINUTES CHARGED WITH THE MURDER OF NORTH NATOMAS LIBRARIAN AMBER CLARK, AND USING A 9 MILLIMETER HANDGUN TO KILL HER. >> RIGHT NOW, OUR MINDS, THOUGHTS AND HEARTS ARE WITH AMBER AND WITH HER HUSBAND. >> SACRAMENTO PUBLIC LIBRARY DIRECTOR RIVKAH SASS CALLS CLARK AN AMAZING LIBRARIAN. >> I’VE DESCRIBED HER AS FIERCE AND PASSIONATE. SHE TRULY CARED ABOUT THE WORK SHE DID. SHE WAS AN AMAZING LIBRARIAN, AND SHE WAS A WONDERFUL ADVOCATE FOR WHAT THE PUBLIC NEEDS TO RECEIVE WHEN IT COMES TO LIBRARY SERVICES. >> SEAY FACES A SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCE THAT HE WAS LYING IN WAIT WHEN POLICE SAY HE KILLED CLAR K TUESDAY NIGHT. POLICE SAY IT HAPPENED AS SHE SAT IN HER CAR AT THE NORTH NATOMAS LIBRARY. SEAY WAS WEARING A MASK, ACCORDING TO POLICE, AND THEN LEFT THE SCENE. THEY ARRESTED HIM 12 HOURS LATER , INITIALLY FOR SHOOTING INTO AN OCCUPIED VEHICLE AND LATER ADDED A MURDER CHARGE. WE ALSO KNOW HE HAD A PREVIOUS RUN-IN WITH CLARK AT THE LIBRARY ON OCTOBER 13. THAT LED TO A NO TRESPASSING ORDER BUT THE DETAILS OF THAT ENCOUNTER AREN’T BEING RELEASED BY THE LIBRARY OR POLICE. >> THAT’S SOMETHING THAT OUR DETECTIVES ARE STILL LOOKING INTO CURRENTLY. >> IN THE DAYS SINCE HER MURDER, CHAPLAINS HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH LIBRARIANS. TODAY STAFF ATTENDED A MEETING AT THE CENTRAL LIBRARY. >> WE WANTED TO GATHER, WE WANTED TO REMEMBER AMBER. WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT STAFF KNEW WHAT RESOURCES WE

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The man accused of shooting and killing a Natomas librarian was charged with murder, inducing a special circumstance that he was lying in wait when he pulled the trigger multiple times.Ronald Seay, 56, entered the Sacramento County Jail's Department 61 cell in an orange jail uniform Friday afternoon. In addition to hearing the charges against him, the judge said Seay used a 9 mm handgun to shoot and kill 41-year-old Amber Clark, which carries a firearm enhancement. Seay was provided a court-appointed attorney and is being held without bail. He's due back in court Dec. 27. Clark, who was the branch supervisor of the library, was shot multiple times Tuesday night while sitting in her car, police said. The suspect, who was wearing a mask, then left the scene.Seay was arrested less than 12 hours after the shooting, police said. He was taken into custody in the Elverta area after a slow-speed vehicle chase.Police said Seay was first arrested on suspicion of shooting into an occupied vehicle; a homicide charge was added later. Police said Seay was first known to officers after causing a disturbance at the library on Oct. 13. Clark was the supervisor during the incident. A no trespassing order was filed against Seay after the incident.On Friday, neither police nor the library would expand on the October incident. "That's something that our detectives are still looking into currently," Officer Linda Matthew said. Family and friends of Clark did not want to speak following the court proceedings. Rivkah Sass, library director, described what Clark meant to the library system. "I've described her as fierce and passionate. She truly cared about the work she did," Sass said. "She was an amazing librarian, and she was a wonderful advocate for what the public needs to receive when it comes to library services."Since Clark's murder, chaplains have been providing support to staff at the library. All staff attended a meeting Friday at the central library, where they honored Clark and were reminded of resources available to them. "We wanted to gather. We wanted to remember Amber," Sass said. "We wanted to make sure that staff knew what resources were available to them."