Bystander Injured In Shooting Near Bayside Church In Midtown; Woman Arrested

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Sacramento police are investigating a shooting in midtown Sacramento that happened just yards away from the Bayside Church campus.

A witness said a man was shot while leaving bible study, and he was not the intended target. Police confirmed one person was shot and has non-life-threatening injuries. The victim was taken to the hospital and is expected to be okay.

Police searched the area for roughly two hours, working to detain suspects. At one point, police went inside a home behind protective gear. Police said they arrested 51-year-old Charlene Messinger on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon and was booked into the county main jail.

Sacramento PD said they believe there are no outstanding subjects at this time.

A Bayside Church member witnessed the shooting and said the whole incident started with an argument between three people. Random shots were fired, hitting a man who was not involved in the initial argument.

"I just heard arguments and then the guy hit the girl, and then the guy that she was with said 'Go get your gun,' so she went upstairs and started shooting. My friend Ray had nothing to do with it so I just ran towards him I just dragged him to safety, got blood on my shoes," witness Ernie Heath said.

Some of the members of the church were hiding in the sanctuary during the traumatic event.