By Gabe Whisnant
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Police are investigating a drive-by shooting that struck the ABC10 television station in Sacramento, California, on Friday.The building was occupied but no injuries were reported after at least three rounds hit the building’s Broadway-facing windows around 1:30 p.m. local time, authorities said.The Sacramento Police Department posted on X, “There is no suspect information to release. At this time, our detectives have responded out and will processing this scene and conducting follow up.”ABC affiliate KXTV, owned by Tegna in northern California, said all employees are safe and that extra security measures have been put in place.”While details are still limited, importantly all of our employees are safe and unharmed,” Molly McMahon, a spokesperson for Tegna, said in a statement. “We are fully cooperating with law enforcement and have taken additional measures to ensure the continued safety of our employees.”According to the Sacramento Bee, on Thursday, approximately 15 people gathered Thursday outside Sacramento’s ABC10 station to protest ABC’s suspension of Jimmy Kimmel Live! The late-night show was pulled after pressure from the Trump administration over Kimmel’s remarks about the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk in Utah last week.The Bee reported that no protesters were at KXTV when the gunfire struck the building.Tegna, Nexstar Merger Looms Amid Kimmel ControversyABC and its local affiliates have been in the spotlight this week after ABC pulled Kimmel’s late-night show off the air, following pressure from the network’s affiliates as well as the nation’s TV regulator.The context of Kimmel’s cancellation has led to allegations that business interests—particularly those concerning a delicate merger approval process involving the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and ABC affiliate Nexstar—may have played a role.Nexstar, one of the biggest station owners in the U.S, is currently attempting to complete a merger with fellow TV giant Tegna. The nature of the merger—valued at $6.2 billion—requires the approval of the FCC, and for it to loosen longstanding ownership regulations.In an interview with conservative podcaster Benny Johnson on Wednesday, FCC Chairman Brendan Carr, a Trump ally and appointee, called Kimmel’s comments “some of the sickest conduct possible,” and said that there could be “a path forward for suspension over this.”Following Carr’s interview, Nexstar Media Group, the owner of several ABC affiliate stations, announced that it would stop airing the show “for the foreseeable future” over Kimmel’s remarks.Update: 9/19/25, 7:13 p.m. ET: This article was updated with new information and remarks.Update: 9/19/25, 7:49 p.m. ET: This article was updated with new information and remarks.
