#DC-0069
Sacramento K Street shooting
On trial · allegations
last updated 19 July 2026 · 7 sources
Confirmed facts
9
Open questions
3
Stage
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Timeline of what's confirmed9 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
Open questionsunconfirmed · not conclusions
Will the jury reach verdicts on the remaining second-degree murder charges?unconfirmed; CBS News Sacramento reported jurors were instructed to continue deliberating · unconfirmed
When will Sacramento Superior Court announce the jury's next court action or verdict?unconfirmed; CBS News Sacramento reported no return date had been announced · unconfirmed
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
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