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<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCHARGES AGAINST HIM. ALL FOUR OF THOSE HEARINGS WILL START AT 130. WELL, THIS MORNING, DAY TWO OF THE TRIAL IN SACRAMENTO\u2019S DEADLIEST SHOOTING WILL START IN THE COUNTY\u2019S NEW COURTHOUSE. THAT TRIAL STARTED YESTERDAY WITH THE OPENING STATEMENTS, AND IT COMES FOUR YEARS AFTER THE SHOOTOUT ON K STREET. SIX PEOPLE DIED, 12 OTHERS GOT HURT. TWO SURVIVING DEFENDANTS ARE STANDING TRIAL NOW ON MURDER AND WEAPONS CHARGES. YESTERDAY, PROSECUTORS PRESENTED VIDEO AND PHOTO EVIDENCE, AND THEY ARGUED THAT THE SHOOTING WAS A STANDOFF BETWEEN TWO GROUPS FROM DIFFERENT GANGS THAT COST SEVERAL LIVES. THE DEFENSE DESCRIBED THE T\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
Sacramento K Street shooting trial: Prosecutors call witnesses to the stand<\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\tUpdated: 11:35 AM PDT Apr 22, 2026\n\t\t<\/p>\n
\t\tEditorial Standards \u24d8<\/a><\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe K Street murder trial entered its second day Thursday, with prosecutors continuing to call upon witnesses to recall what they experienced the night of Sacramento’s deadliest shooting.Mtula Payton and Dandrae Martin are the surviving defendants accused of the April 3, 2022, gunbattle investigators believe was gang-related. The chaotic confrontation left six dead and 12 injured.During opening statements, the prosecution showed pictures and video from the night of the shooting and called the situation a standoff between rival gangs that led to the deaths of three innocent women.Defense attorneys for Payton and Martin, however, said the shooting was not gang-related and the defendants were spending time with friends until a conversation became hostile. One of the attorneys also blamed Sergio Harris, one of the three gunmen killed, for instigating the shooting.What’s happened Thursday so farThe 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-Luchessi. Investigators do not consider them victims because of a California law that states people who participate in a shootout that injures or kills others are not victims.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\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n The K Street murder trial entered its second day Thursday, with prosecutors continuing to call upon witnesses to recall what they experienced the night of Sacramento’s deadliest shooting.<\/p>\n Mtula Payton and Dandrae Martin are the surviving defendants accused of the April 3, 2022, gunbattle investigators believe was gang-related. The chaotic confrontation left six dead and 12 injured.<\/p>\n During opening statements, the prosecution showed pictures and video from the night of the shooting and called the situation a standoff between rival gangs that led to the deaths of three innocent women.<\/p>\n Defense attorneys for Payton and Martin, however, said the shooting was not gang-related and the defendants were spending time with friends until a conversation became hostile. One of the attorneys also blamed Sergio Harris, one of the three gunmen killed, for instigating the shooting.<\/p>\n What’s happened Thursday so far The three victims are 21-year-old Johntaya “JoJo” Alexander, 57-year-old Melinda Davis and 21-year-old Yamile Martinez-Andrade.<\/p>\n The other three people who died were 29-year-old DeVazia Turner, 38-year-old Sergio Harris and 32-year-old Joshua Hoye-Luchessi. Investigators do not consider them victims because of a California law that states people who participate in a shootout that injures or kills others are not victims.<\/p>\n See more coverage of top California stories here<\/a> | Download our app<\/a> | Subscribe to our morning newsletter<\/a> | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"CHARGES AGAINST HIM. ALL FOUR OF THOSE HEARINGS WILL START AT 130. 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\nThe six killed in the K Street shooting<\/p>\n