Suspect in Elk Grove double homicide succumbs to self-inflicted injury
The Sacramento County Coroner has identified the victims.
The suspect in connection with Monday's double homicide in Elk Grove succumbed to self-inflicted injuries today before being arraigned on charges.
Michael Diego, 39, died at a local hospital today after being admitted for medical treatment. According to Elk Grove Police reports, Diego did not regain conciseness after an apparent drug overdose.
On Monday, April 7, at approximately 10:58 a.m., Elk Grove Police officers responded to a residence in the area of Eva Avenue and Adams Street following reports of a shooting. Responding officers found a man and a woman inside the home with gunshot wounds and were pronounced deceased at the scene.
Police identified Diego as a suspect. Diego fled the scene in his personal vehicle, which was later recovered abandoned near Calvine Road and Excelsior Road.
Investigators learned that an unaware citizen provided Diego with a ride to the area of Cosumnes River Boulevard and Bruceville Road. Around 3:21 p.m., fire personnel responded to a report of an unresponsive man in a ditch around the same area Diego was dropped off.
The man was unconscious and unresponsive with no signs of trauma. He was transported by fire personnel to a local hospital.
An officer assigned to the hospital positively identified the unconscious man as Diego and notified Elk Grove Police Department investigators. Today detectives learned that Diego did not regain consciousness and died.
The Sacramento County Coroner identified the victims as Serina Ernestina Silvestre, of Elk Grove, 37, and Miguel Samuel Rodriguez, 38.
