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Court documents: 3 killed in downtown Sac shooting were part of gang-related dispute ahead of gunfight

Court documents: 3 killed in downtown Sac shooting were part of gang-related dispute ahead of gunfight
THIS IS KCRA THREE NEWS AT 6:00. GULSTAN: NEW DETAILS IN THE DEADLY GANG SHOOTING ON K STREET IN DOWNTOWN SACRAMENTO. TODAY, WE LEARNED THREE OF THE SIX PEOPLE KILLED HAD TIES TO LOCAL GANGS. EDIE: KCRA 3 OBTAINED CRTOU PAPERWORK FILED BY THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY FOR ONE OF THE SUSPECTED OOSHTERS SMILEY MART.IN THE SHOOTING HAPPENED EARLY SUNDAY APRIL 3 ON K STRE.ET TWO RIVAL GANGS FIRED AT EACH OTHER. SIX PEOPLE WERE KILLED A AND DOZEN OTHERS INJURED. KCRA 3’S JASON MARKS SHOWS US HOW IT UNFOLDE D, >> WE ARE LOOKING AT THE COURT PAPERWORK FROM A SERIES OF EVENTS THAT HAPPENED HERE THE DEADLY MORNING. ONE THING IS CLEAR IT IS NOT TAKE LONG AT ALL. LESS THAN FOUR MINUTES FOR SIX PEOPLE LOSER LIVES. AT 157, HE WAS SITTING HERE AT THE NORTHEAST INTERSECTIOOFN CATENTN , THAT SAME TIME THE MARTIN BROTHERS DEANDRE AND SMILEY WERE WALKING FROM J DOWN TO THIS INTERSECTION. EIGHT SECOSND LETTER, LATER THAT IS WHENEVER WE DECIDE TO RUN. >> EVERYONE INVOLVED IN THE INCIDENT WAS STANDING AT THE NORTHEAST INTERSECTION CAN TENT AND ONLY STANDING FEET AWAY FROM EACH OTHER. >> POLICEAY S MEN DRESSED IN ALL BLACK STARTED POINTING AT RIVAL GANG MEMBERS. POCELI SAYE H TURNED HIS BACK ON HIS RIVALS DAN WINTER REACHING FOR SOMETHING IN HIS WAISTBAND. SEIORG HARRIS CROSSEDHE T STREET TO HEAD TOWARDS HIS FRIENDS RNTUER AND PEYTON. THIS BRINGS US TO JUST AFTER 2:00 WHEN JOHN TAIN ALEXANDER PARKED HER CAR AND WALK ACROSS THE STREET TO GET HER SISTER. DETECTIVE SAY THAT SMILEY MARTIN HAD A GUN IN HIS LEFT HAND WITH AN EXTENDED MAGAZINE. 17 SECONDS LATER THEY BEGAN FIRING H OTHER. AT EACH OTHER -- AT EACH OTHER. POLICE SAY SMILEY MARTIN FIRED HIS GUN AT LEAST 28 TIMES. THAT IS ELITIST HERE IN SACRAMENTO. GULSTAN: THAT MAN SMILEY MAINRT WAS ARRESTED ALONG WITH HIS BROTHER DANDRAE. POLICE ARE STILL LOOKING FOR MTULA PAYTON. TWO OTHER SUSPECTED SHOOTERS HAVE NOT YET BEEN IDENTIFI. KCRA 3’S ERIN HEFT GETSEW N INFORMATION FROM POLICE. REPORTER: POLICE ARE LOOKING FOR 27-YEAR-OLD MTULA PAYT.ON >> MR. PAYTON IS CONSIDEDRE ARMED AND DANGEROUS SO IF ANYONE WERE TO SEE HIM IN THE COMMUNITY WE WOULD STRONGLY ENCOURAGE THEM TO CALL 911 AND DO NOT APPROACH MR. PAYTON REPORTER: BELIEVED TO BE ONE OF THE SHOOTERS IN THE K STREET MASS SHOOTING, AUTHORITIES SAY MTULA IS ASSOCIATED WITH A GANG CALLED G-MB. >> WE DO HAVE SOME GANG ISESSU IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS AND QUITE HONESTLY THERE LONG STANDING FEUDS IN SOME OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS. REPORTER:F OTHE 6 KILLED ON K STREET, ALL 3 MEN HAVE LOCAL TIES, ACCORDING TO SACRAMENTO POLICE TO LOCAL GANGS INCLUDING THE GARDEN BLOCC CRIPS, DEL PASO HEIGHTS BLOODS, AND G-MOBB. >> HISTORICALLY WE HAVE HAD SOME GANG ISSUES IN SOME OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS IN SACRAMENT IO, DON’T THINK THAT’S ANY SECRET AS WE HAVE MOVED THROUGH THE YEA.RS REPORTER: THE 3 WOMEN KILD,LE ACCORDING TO POLICE WERE BYSTANDERS TO THE GUNFIGHT. >> IT JUST BEGS THE QUESTION, IS DOWNTOWN SAFE? DO WNTOWN IS GENERALLY A SAFE AREA. I KNOW THE COMMUNITY HAS A LOT OF QUESTIONS, AND THEIR VALID QUESTIS.ON REPORTER: POLICE ARSTE ILL INVESTIGATING WHAT LEAD TO THE SHOOTING, BUT SAY THEY BELIEVE ONLY 5 PEOPLE FIRED WEAPS.ON MEANWHILE OF THE 5 SUSPECTED SHOOTERS, THE SEARCH FOR PAYTON COINS.NT >> WE HAVE A SPECIFIC TEAM OF DETECTIVES WHO WORK IN APPREHENDING WANTED FUGIVETIS, THAT ARE ASSIGNED TO FINDING MR. PAYTON REPORTER: SACRAMENTO POLICE ARE WORKING WITH BOTH FEDERAL AND LOCAL AGENCIES TO FIND MTULA PAONYT IN THEEA MNTIME, AUTHORIZES ASK IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING INFORMATION ON HIS WHEREABOUT, DO TNO APPROACH HIM AND CONTACT AU THORITIES IMMEDIATELY. IN DOWNTOWN SACRAMENTO ERIFTHE KCRA3 NEWS. GULSTAN: AS OF N TOWWO ARRESTS HAVE BEEN MADE IN CONNECTION TO THE K STREET GANG RELATED SHOOTING. EDIE: FAMILIES OF THE VICTIMS ARE STILL IN SHOCK OVER THE MURDERS OF THEIR LOVED ONES. THE FAMILY OF 21-YEAR-OLYALED MARTINEZ-ANDRADE STATED IN PART, WE FEEL REALLY BETRAYED BY HOW THE SYSTEM IS HANDLING THE SITUATN.IO SACRAMENTO IS THE CAPITAL OF CALIFORNIA AND ITS SUPPOSETOD BE AN EXAMPLE OF GOOD SERVICE AND SECURI.TY A SHOOTING LIKE THIS C
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Court documents: 3 killed in downtown Sac shooting were part of gang-related dispute ahead of gunfight
New details reveal three of the six people killed in the gang-related shooting in downtown Sacramento earlier this month were involved in a dispute ahead of the gunfight, according to newly filed court documents. The three men who were killed – Joshua Hoye-Lucchesi, 32; DeVazia Turner, 29; and Sergio Harris, 38 – were associated with local gangs, according to documents filed Friday by Sacramento County District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert. Investigators know Turner fired a weapon, but it's unclear if all three men fired weapons during the shooting. Officers previously said there were at least five gunmen involved in the shooting that also injured a dozen other people. Two of the suspects were among those injured – brothers Smiley and Dandrae Martin. Both were arrested in connection to the shooting and have a criminal history. Smiley is in the hospital but will be booked into the Sacramento County Main Jail upon release. Authorities plan to charge him with being a felon in possession of a handgun and carrying a machine gun that night.| Read more on their criminal past |Daviyonne Dawson, 31, was the third person arrested after the shooting, but he is not facing any charges directly related to the shooting. Dawson was seen carrying a gun “in the immediate aftermath” of the shooting downtown, according to police. Police are now looking for another suspect, 27-year-old Mtula Payton. He is wanted on multiple felony warrants that include domestic violence and gun charges. In three minutes, at least five people fired guns in shootout Sacramento police have said the shooting was a result of a dispute between at least two groups of men who were involved with local street gangs.The court documents reveal that Hoye-Lucchesi and Smiley are a part of the Garden Blocc Crips.Payton and Turner are a part of a rival gang called the G-Mobb. Harris was a part of a gang allied with G-Mobb called Del Paso Heights Bloods. The incident started at 1:57 a.m. on April 3, documents said.| VIDEO BELOW | Timeline in deadly Sacramento K Street shootingSurveillance video from the area shows 70 to 80 people gathered near 10th and K streets. Court documents said a person was standing with Smiley near Sharif Jewelers. Video showed the person next to Smiley point in the direction of where Payton and Turner were. Five seconds later, Payton is seen turning and reaching in his waistband. Then Payton and Turner start approaching the corner where the Martin brothers and Hoye-Lucchesi are standing. By 1:58 a.m. Payton and Turner were joined by Harris, according to court documents.One of the female victims, 21-year-old Johntaya Alexander, was then caught in the middle of the dispute when her car pulls up. Family told KCRA 3 that she was picking up her older sister from a club. They believe she exited her car to either check on her sister or buy the sister a hotdog when shots were fired.By 2 a.m. Smiley is holding a handgun with an extended magazine. Seventeen seconds later, Turner and Smiley are seen exchanging gunfire, according to court documents. Turner, Harris, Hoye-Lucchesi and Yamile Martinez-Andrade, who was walking there, were all hit by gunfire. In video from the scene, at least 76 shots can be heard within 54 seconds and people can be seen running from a fight. It's unclear if the fight seen in the video is related to the shooting. Smiley is seen on surveillance video firing multiple rounds from his firearm, the documents said. A preliminary ballistics analysis showed it was around 28 rounds. More than 100 shell casings littered the street. He is then seen tossing the handgun away, right before officers stop him. Investigators found the gun said to be a Glock 19 handgun with an extended 30-round magazine, a tactical laser sight and a full-automatic selector switch. | Related | 'It's very concerning': Sacramento police, ATF tackle growing trend of illegally-modified firearmsIt's still unclear what caused the dispute which led to the gunfight.Smiley 'boasted about shooting rival gang members' in social media video hours beforeIn a social media clip posted hours before the shooting, the Martin brothers are seen posing with Hoye-Lucchesi and two handguns and a rifle. In the video, Hoye-Lucchesi and Smiley talk about going downtown while armed to loiter outside nightclubs and “boast about shooting rival gang members,” according to the 13-page document.In the video, both Hoye-Lucchesi and Smiley Martin state allegiance to the Garden Blocc Crips.| More | What we know about the 6 people killed in downtown Sacramento mass shootingThe coroner’s office in Sacramento County identified the three men and three women who were killed as:Johntaya Alexander, 21Melinda Davis, 57Sergio Harris, 38Joshua Hoye-Lucchesi, 32Yamile Martinez-Andrade, 21DeVazia Turner, 29| Video Below | Vigil held for those killed in shootingRelated CoverageCA leaders call for investments in crime prevention, social safety net following Sacramento mass shooting'Afraid and unsafe': Downtown Sacramento businesses react to mass shootingSacramento shooting: 2nd man arrested on gun charge, as his brother appears in courtSacramento community continues to grapple with mass shooting impactsDistrict attorney's office to offer support services for those impacted by Sacramento shootingSacramento Shooting: Mayor Steinberg on city's response, gun violence 'sickness' and safety downtownSacramento Shooting: At least 5 people fired guns during gang-related shooting downtown, police say -The Associated Press contributed to this report.

New details reveal three of the six people killed in the gang-related shooting in downtown Sacramento earlier this month were involved in a dispute ahead of the gunfight, according to newly filed court documents.

The three men who were killed – Joshua Hoye-Lucchesi, 32; DeVazia Turner, 29; and Sergio Harris, 38 – were associated with local gangs, according to documents filed Friday by Sacramento County District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert. Investigators know Turner fired a weapon, but it's unclear if all three men fired weapons during the shooting.

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    Officers previously said there were at least five gunmen involved in the shooting that also injured a dozen other people. Two of the suspects were among those injured – brothers Smiley and Dandrae Martin. Both were arrested in connection to the shooting and have a criminal history. Smiley is in the hospital but will be booked into the Sacramento County Main Jail upon release. Authorities plan to charge him with being a felon in possession of a handgun and carrying a machine gun that night.

    | Read more on their criminal past |

    Daviyonne Dawson, 31, was the third person arrested after the shooting, but he is not facing any charges directly related to the shooting. Dawson was seen carrying a gun “in the immediate aftermath” of the shooting downtown, according to police.

    Police are now looking for another suspect, 27-year-old Mtula Payton. He is wanted on multiple felony warrants that include domestic violence and gun charges.

    In three minutes, at least five people fired guns in shootout

    Sacramento police have said the shooting was a result of a dispute between at least two groups of men who were involved with local street gangs.

    The court documents reveal that Hoye-Lucchesi and Smiley are a part of the Garden Blocc Crips.

    Payton and Turner are a part of a rival gang called the G-Mobb. Harris was a part of a gang allied with G-Mobb called Del Paso Heights Bloods.

    The incident started at 1:57 a.m. on April 3, documents said.

    | VIDEO BELOW | Timeline in deadly Sacramento K Street shooting

    Surveillance video from the area shows 70 to 80 people gathered near 10th and K streets. Court documents said a person was standing with Smiley near Sharif Jewelers. Video showed the person next to Smiley point in the direction of where Payton and Turner were.

    Five seconds later, Payton is seen turning and reaching in his waistband. Then Payton and Turner start approaching the corner where the Martin brothers and Hoye-Lucchesi are standing. By 1:58 a.m. Payton and Turner were joined by Harris, according to court documents.

    One of the female victims, 21-year-old Johntaya Alexander, was then caught in the middle of the dispute when her car pulls up. Family told KCRA 3 that she was picking up her older sister from a club. They believe she exited her car to either check on her sister or buy the sister a hotdog when shots were fired.

    By 2 a.m. Smiley is holding a handgun with an extended magazine. Seventeen seconds later, Turner and Smiley are seen exchanging gunfire, according to court documents. Turner, Harris, Hoye-Lucchesi and Yamile Martinez-Andrade, who was walking there, were all hit by gunfire.

    In video from the scene, at least 76 shots can be heard within 54 seconds and people can be seen running from a fight. It's unclear if the fight seen in the video is related to the shooting.

    Smiley is seen on surveillance video firing multiple rounds from his firearm, the documents said. A preliminary ballistics analysis showed it was around 28 rounds. More than 100 shell casings littered the street.

    He is then seen tossing the handgun away, right before officers stop him. Investigators found the gun said to be a Glock 19 handgun with an extended 30-round magazine, a tactical laser sight and a full-automatic selector switch.

    | Related | 'It's very concerning': Sacramento police, ATF tackle growing trend of illegally-modified firearms

    It's still unclear what caused the dispute which led to the gunfight.

    Smiley 'boasted about shooting rival gang members' in social media video hours before

    In a social media clip posted hours before the shooting, the Martin brothers are seen posing with Hoye-Lucchesi and two handguns and a rifle. In the video, Hoye-Lucchesi and Smiley talk about going downtown while armed to loiter outside nightclubs and “boast about shooting rival gang members,” according to the 13-page document.

    In the video, both Hoye-Lucchesi and Smiley Martin state allegiance to the Garden Blocc Crips.

    | More | What we know about the 6 people killed in downtown Sacramento mass shooting

    The coroner’s office in Sacramento County identified the three men and three women who were killed as:

    | Video Below | Vigil held for those killed in shooting

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    -The Associated Press contributed to this report.