A Rancho Cordova house party that turned deadly in 2022 has now ended in a decades-long prison sentence. A judge has ordered Amyis Coogler to serve 40 years to life for the shooting death of 20-year-old Corey Shearer outside a gathering on Ramsgate Way, capping a case built on surveillance footage, DNA evidence and a recovered handgun that has gripped both Amador and Sacramento counties.
Conviction and evidence
According to the Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office, a jury convicted Coogler on March 19 of second-degree murder and found true an allegation that he personally discharged a firearm causing death. Prosecutors said DNA taken from evidence in the case matched Coogler, and that video showed him hiding in a neighbor’s backyard shortly after the gunfire. The DA’s office noted at the time that sentencing would be set for a later date in Sacramento Superior Court.
Where it happened
The shooting broke out around 11:20 p.m. on Aug. 5, 2022, at…..