Testimony is set to continue Wednesday as jurors weigh the defendants’ guilt over Sacramento’s deadliest shooting.Gunfire broke out in the late-night hours of April 3, 2022, along the K Street corridor, one of the city’s hotspots for nightlife. Six people died, and 12 more were injured.What attorneys are trying to prove now is the motive behind what led to a gunbattle between different groups. 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.Standing trial are Mtula Payton and Dandrae Martin, the remaining defendants. Dandrae’s brother, Smiley, was also arrested, but he died of methadone toxicity while in custody in 2024.Last week’s testimony ended with a since-retired forensic analyst who found gunshot residue on the hands of the Martin brothers and Joshua-Hoye-Lucchesi, one of the three slain gunmen. She explained that gunshot residue could mean that they might have fired a gun, been in close contact with someone who fired a gun or touched an item that had gunshot residue on it.The last person to take the stand last week was a woman whose initials are BD. She testified on the condition of being given immunity. She confirmed she was hanging out with the Martin brothers and Hoye-Lucchesi the night of the shooting.BD admitted she was already intoxicated during a “pre-party” gathering, as well as acknowledging that she saw the Martin brothers and Hoye-Lucchesi holding guns at some point during the night.K Street trial updates on May 20Find live updates below as they occurThe 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. —

Testimony is set to continue Wednesday as jurors weigh the defendants’ guilt over Sacramento’s deadliest shooting.

Gunfire broke out in the late-night hours of April 3, 2022, along the K Street corridor, one of the city’s hotspots for nightlife. Six people died, and 12 more were injured.

What attorneys are trying to prove now is the motive behind what led to a gunbattle between different groups. 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.

Standing trial are Mtula Payton and Dandrae Martin, the remaining defendants. Dandrae’s brother, Smiley, was also arrested, but he died of methadone toxicity while in custody in 2024.

Last week’s testimony ended with a since-retired forensic analyst who found gunshot residue on the hands of the Martin brothers and Joshua-Hoye-Lucchesi, one of the three slain gunmen. She explained that gunshot residue could mean that they might have fired a gun, been in close contact with someone who fired a gun or touched an item that had gunshot residue on it.

The last person to take the stand last week was a woman whose initials are BD. She testified on the condition of being given immunity. She confirmed she was hanging out with the Martin brothers and Hoye-Lucchesi the night of the shooting.

BD admitted she was already intoxicated during a “pre-party” gathering, as well as acknowledging that she saw the Martin brothers and Hoye-Lucchesi holding guns at some point during the night.

K Street trial updates on May 20

Find live updates below as they occur

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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