Proceedings for the Sacramento K Street shooting trial were canceled Thursday due to a sick juror. The judge presiding over the trial was hoping to have closing arguments by the end of next week, but the timeline is unclear now due to repeated juror issues.Previous coverage in the video player aboveJurors will determine whether the surviving defendants accused of the April 3, 2022, gunbattle that killed 6 and injured 12 are guilty of murder and weapons charges. Standing trial are Mtula Payton and Dandrae Martin. Smiley Martin was also arrested in connection, but he died in custody in 2024.Prosecutors want to prove that a gang-related confrontation resulted in three gunmen and three innocent women dying. The defense wants to prove that friends were simply hanging out until a tense conversation spiraled into several people exchanging gunfire.K Street trial updates on May 20Find live updates below as they occurUpdates from May 12 and afterwardUpdates from the beginning of the trialWhat happened on May 20A tense back-and-forthTestimony grew tense between BD and prosecutors on Wednesday as BD repeatedly insisted she could not remember many moments from the night of the shooting.Prosecutors kept showing surveillance video from different angles, where BD would confirm most times that it was her in the footage. But when asked about other people with her, she would either say she didn’t know who they were or that she did not remember.BD also kept complaining about the blurriness of the videos and the prosecution’s line of questioning, also explaining that her memory of the night was foggy because she had been under the influence of drugs and alcohol.The defense repeatedly objected, citing false narrative and editorializing, a point that BD had also suggested when she said she felt like the prosecution was forcing her to remember parts of the night.Things grew increasingly tense in the courtroom when body-worn camera footage from an officer was played. In the video, BD was seen speaking to the officer about 16 minutes after the shooting and was screaming.”This did not just happen. He was a good man. That’s my brother,” BD said in reference to Joshua Hoye-Lucchesi, one of the slain men BD said was a close friend of hers.After the video was done playing, BD could be heard on the witness stand sniffling and breaking into tears.”Just because you showed me this video doesn’t mean I remember,” BD said, stating repeatedly that she wanted to leave and go home before the judge called for an early lunch break.Frustration with the prosecution only continuedAfter coming back from lunch break, tense conversation between BD and the prosecution only continued, to the point where both raised their voices with each other.BD progressively gave shorter answers, openly stated that she did not want to testify anymore and continued to say she had no memory for most questions regarding the shooting.The prosecution also questioned why BD went to her car after the shooting to drop off items she had dropped on the ground, to which BD responded by saying she was not going to leave Hoye-Lucchesi.In response, the prosecution stated that BD did, in fact, leave when she went to her car “as Josh was dying on the ground.”A different change of tone during cross-examinationWhen the defense began asking BD questions, her composure was noticeably calmer. Fewer of her answers were her saying she didn’t remember.The defense even critiqued the prosecution’s line of questioning, including a point where the defense said prosecutors’ questions might have suggested that BD took a gun from Hoye-Lucchesi after he was shot.As cross-examination continued, the defense’s questions revolved around the fact that BD and her friends were on drugs and alcohol to celebrate her birthday. During opening arguments, the defense emphasized that on the night of the shooting, friends were spending time together until a tense conversation led to gunfire.The six killed in the K Street shootingThe three victims are 21-year-old Johntaya “JoJo” Alexander, 57-year-old Melinda Davis, and 21-year-old Yamile Martinez-Andrade.The other three people who died were 29-year-old DeVazia Turner, 38-year-old Sergio Harris and 32-year-old Joshua Hoye-Lucchesi. They are not considered victims because of a California law that does not consider them one if they participate in a shooting that injures or kills someone.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel | Make KCRA a preferred news source in Google
SACRAMENTO, Calif. —
Proceedings for the Sacramento K Street shooting trial were canceled Thursday due to a sick juror.
The judge presiding over the trial was hoping to have closing arguments by the end of next week, but the timeline is unclear now due to repeated juror issues.
Previous coverage in the video player above
Jurors will determine whether the surviving defendants accused of the April 3, 2022, gunbattle that killed 6 and injured 12 are guilty of murder and weapons charges. Standing trial are Mtula Payton and Dandrae Martin. Smiley Martin was also arrested in connection, but he died in custody in 2024.
Prosecutors want to prove that a gang-related confrontation resulted in three gunmen and three innocent women dying. The defense wants to prove that friends were simply hanging out until a tense conversation spiraled into several people exchanging gunfire.
K Street trial updates on May 20
Find live updates below as they occur
Updates from May 12 and afterward
Updates from the beginning of the trial
What happened on May 20A tense back-and-forth
Testimony grew tense between BD and prosecutors on Wednesday as BD repeatedly insisted she could not remember many moments from the night of the shooting.
Prosecutors kept showing surveillance video from different angles, where BD would confirm most times that it was her in the footage. But when asked about other people with her, she would either say she didn’t know who they were or that she did not remember.
BD also kept complaining about the blurriness of the videos and the prosecution’s line of questioning, also explaining that her memory of the night was foggy because she had been under the influence of drugs and alcohol.
The defense repeatedly objected, citing false narrative and editorializing, a point that BD had also suggested when she said she felt like the prosecution was forcing her to remember parts of the night.
Things grew increasingly tense in the courtroom when body-worn camera footage from an officer was played. In the video, BD was seen speaking to the officer about 16 minutes after the shooting and was screaming.
“This did not just happen. He was a good man. That’s my brother,” BD said in reference to Joshua Hoye-Lucchesi, one of the slain men BD said was a close friend of hers.
After the video was done playing, BD could be heard on the witness stand sniffling and breaking into tears.
“Just because you showed me this video doesn’t mean I remember,” BD said, stating repeatedly that she wanted to leave and go home before the judge called for an early lunch break.
Frustration with the prosecution only continued
After coming back from lunch break, tense conversation between BD and the prosecution only continued, to the point where both raised their voices with each other.
BD progressively gave shorter answers, openly stated that she did not want to testify anymore and continued to say she had no memory for most questions regarding the shooting.
The prosecution also questioned why BD went to her car after the shooting to drop off items she had dropped on the ground, to which BD responded by saying she was not going to leave Hoye-Lucchesi.
In response, the prosecution stated that BD did, in fact, leave when she went to her car “as Josh was dying on the ground.”
A different change of tone during cross-examination
When the defense began asking BD questions, her composure was noticeably calmer. Fewer of her answers were her saying she didn’t remember.
The defense even critiqued the prosecution’s line of questioning, including a point where the defense said prosecutors’ questions might have suggested that BD took a gun from Hoye-Lucchesi after he was shot.
As cross-examination continued, the defense’s questions revolved around the fact that BD and her friends were on drugs and alcohol to celebrate her birthday. During opening arguments, the defense emphasized that on the night of the shooting, friends were spending time together until a tense conversation led to gunfire.
The six killed in the K Street shooting
The three victims are 21-year-old Johntaya “JoJo” Alexander, 57-year-old Melinda Davis, and 21-year-old Yamile Martinez-Andrade.
The other three people who died were 29-year-old DeVazia Turner, 38-year-old Sergio Harris and 32-year-old Joshua Hoye-Lucchesi. They are not considered victims because of a California law that does not consider them one if they participate in a shooting that injures or kills someone.
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