SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A 47-year-old man accused in a deadly shooting in Sacramento appeared in court Thursday, as prosecutors argued the killing should have never happened.
Willie King faces a murder charge in connection with a March 12 shooting on Washington Avenue, according to the Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office. Because of the charge, he is no longer eligible for release under California’s mental health diversion program.
Prosecutors allege the victim was fixing a fence when King drove up, got out of his car, said something, and shot the man…