Homicide: Domestic Violence Suspect Arrested Following Fatal Stabbing
April 24, 2025
Citrus Heights, CA - At approximately 10:15 a.m. today, Citrus Heights Police Department officers responded to a report of a 28-year-old woman who had been stabbed multiple times and transported by family to a local fire station in the 7600 block of Greenback Lane.
Sacramento Metro Fire personnel provided emergency medical aid, and the victim was transported to a nearby hospital, where she later succumbed to her injuries. The investigation confirmed the victim sustained multiple stab wounds leading to her death.
Officers identified the suspect as 30-year-old Kyron Jamar Mason from Sacramento and located him at the Sacramento County main jail where he turned himself in.
The victim and Mason had been in a dating relationship, and she had recently been granted a restraining order protecting her from Mason, who had an extensive domestic violence history and was the restrained party in multiple other restraining orders protecting other victims.
Mason showed up at her place of work and then violently stabbed her multiple times while she was inside a vehicle in front of the address. Family was able to drive the female victim away from that location and to a local fire station for medical aid.
Mason had several previous domestic violence arrests in Sacramento County with other victims. He is currently being held at the Sacramento County main jail for Penal Code 187 – Murder.
This investigation is ongoing, and we are asking for anyone with information related to this crime to contact the Citrus Heights Police Department’s crime Tip Line at 916-727-5524. If you would like to remain anonymous and share information related to this or any other crime, you can also contact the Sacramento Valley Crime Stoppers tip hotline at (916) 443-HELP.