"Joshua Rash was living in a Sacramento encampment underneath a bridge when, officials said, a man walked toward him with a handgun, intent on taking his dog. Rash armed himself with a metal pole and tried to keep the gunman, 62-year-old Richard Bradford, away from his four-legged friend, but prosecutors said Bradford shot Rash and left him to die underneath the bridge."
"When police found the body of 37-year-old Rash in the 8200 block of Gerber Road, officials said, the dog was still sitting by his side. Prosecutors and police did not say what became of the faithful dog. On Friday, Bradford was sentenced in Sacramento County Superior Court to 76 years to life for the Oct. 8, 2023, shooting. Bradford was sentenced Aug. 5 for second-degree murder."
Joshua Rash, 37, lived in a Sacramento encampment beneath a bridge and confronted a man who approached with a handgun intending to take his dog. Rash used a metal pole to try to protect the dog, but the gunman, 62-year-old Richard Bradford, shot and left Rash to die under the bridge. Police discovered Rash's body in the 8200 block of Gerber Road with the dog still sitting by his side. Prosecutors and police did not disclose the dog's fate. Bradford was convicted of second-degree murder, found to have fired the weapon and to be a convicted felon in possession, and was sentenced to 76 years to life; he had two prior strike convictions.
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