Fifty seconds to a minute. Nearly 115 bullets.
That’s how long it took, and what it took, to kill six people and injure another 12 on April 3, 2022, during the worst mass shooting incident in Sacramento’s history.
A woman shielded her sister, Johntaya Alexander, with her body amid gunfire and watched a bloody Alexander inhale her last breath. A 12-year-old hot dog seller stood feet away from men exchanging gunfire as screams rang out from people running and falling. A homeless woman, described as a sassy and kind spirit , died where she often slept in between businesses on K Street.
These details emerged Wednesday during a preliminary hearing in Sacramento Superior Court as attorneys wrapped up their questioning of Sacramento police Detective Shaun McGovern, the lead investigator on the case.
Prosecutors also called upon a gang expert with the Sacramento Police Department who testified that a single video uploaded on social media by a suspect challenged an opposing gang and led to the bloody confrontation.