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Sacramento K Street shooting

Criminal trial over the 2022 downtown Sacramento mass shooting.

Convicted
last updated 2 August 2026 · 10 sources
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Open questions
4
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Case file Sacramento K Street shooting, reference D C zero zero six nine. According to ABC News reporting on statements by Sacramento officials, a shooting near Tenth and K streets in downtown Sacramento on April third, twenty twenty-two, left six people dead and twelve others wounded. ABC News reported that on May third, twenty twenty-two, Sacramento County District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert identified Smiley Martin, Dandrae Martin and Mtula Payton as murder suspects, and said each was charged with three counts of murder tied to the deaths of Melinda Davis, Johntaya Alexander and Yamile Martinez-Andrade. Those charges were allegations. CBS News Sacramento and the Associated Press reported that Smiley Martin later died in custody while awaiting trial. CBS News Sacramento reported that trial proceedings against Dandrae Martin and Mtula Payton began in April twenty twenty-six. CBS News Sacramento later reported a jury deadlock, dismissal of first-degree murder counts, and then a mistrial. The Guardian reported they were not convicted for the deaths, but were found guilty of firearm possession despite prior felonies. The file’s open questions include whether prosecutors will retry murder charges, what charges may remain or be pursued, and what sentence, if any, will follow. This has been an automated reading of case file D C zero zero six nine at developing case dot com. Every fact you heard names a public source.

Timeline of what's confirmed14 entries
3 April 2022
A shooting near 10th and K streets in downtown Sacramento left six people dead and 12 others wounded, according to ABC News reporting on statements by Sacramento officials.
ABC News
3 May 2022
Sacramento County District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert identified Smiley Martin, Dandrae Martin and Mtula Payton as murder suspects and said each was charged with three counts of murder tied to the deaths of Melinda Davis, Johntaya Alexander and Yamile Martinez-Andrade; the charges were allegations.
ABC News
3 May 2022
Sacramento Police Chief Kathy Lester said investigators believed there were five shooters, according to ABC News.
ABC News
14 June 2022
Mtula Payton was booked into the Sacramento County Main Jail after being transported from Nevada, according to CBS News Sacramento.
CBS News Sacramento
8 June 2024
Smiley Martin, who had been charged in the case, died in custody at the Sacramento County Main Jail; his attorney identified him to CBS News Sacramento, and AP reported he had been awaiting trial on felony charges stemming from the shooting.
CBS News Sacramento; AP
15 April 2026
Jury selection was complete in the trial tied to the K Street shooting, and the Sacramento County District Attorney's Office said jurors were expected to be sworn in the following Tuesday, according to CBS News Sacramento.
CBS News Sacramento
21 April 2026
Opening statements began in the trial of Dandrae Martin and Mtula Payton, who faced multiple counts of murder and weapons violations; the charges were allegations.
CBS News Sacramento
16 July 2026
CBS News Sacramento reported, citing sources, that a Sacramento jury had deadlocked on first-degree murder charges against Dandrae Martin and Mtula Payton.
CBS News Sacramento, citing sources
16 July 2026
CBS News Sacramento reported, citing sources, that the judge dismissed the first-degree murder counts and instructed jurors to continue deliberating on lesser second-degree murder charges.
CBS News Sacramento, citing sources
21 July 2026
A mistrial was declared in the trial of Dandrae Martin and Mtula Payton after jurors failed to reach a verdict, according to CBS News Sacramento citing the Sacramento County District Attorney's Office.
CBS News Sacramento · added 2 Aug 2026
21 July 2026
The Sacramento County District Attorney's Office said prosecutors would decide in the near future whether to retry the case, according to CBS News Sacramento.
CBS News Sacramento · added 2 Aug 2026
21 July 2026
The Guardian reported that Dandrae Martin and Mtula Payton were not convicted for the deaths, but were found guilty of being in possession of firearms despite prior felonies.
The Guardian · added 2 Aug 2026
22 July 2026
CBS News Sacramento reported that Sacramento police were talking with the district attorney's office about next steps in filing new charges.
CBS News Sacramento · added 2 Aug 2026
3 October 2026
CBS News Sacramento reported that the next court date was set for October 3.
CBS News Sacramento · added 2 Aug 2026
Open questionsunconfirmed · not conclusions
What final counts, enhancements or weapons charges will remain after the court's dismissal of the first-degree murder counts?unconfirmed in the trusted reporting reviewed · unconfirmed
Will prosecutors retry the murder charges against Dandrae Martin and Mtula Payton?unconfirmed; CBS News Sacramento reported the district attorney's office had not yet decided · unconfirmed
What counts or charges, if any, will prosecutors pursue after the mistrial?unconfirmed; CBS News Sacramento reported police and prosecutors were discussing next steps · unconfirmed
What sentence, if any, will follow the firearm-possession convictions reported by The Guardian?unconfirmed in the trusted reporting reviewed · unconfirmed
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