Sacramento K Street mass shooting trial ends in mistrial after jury deadlocks, DA says

By Cecilio Padilla

A mistrial was declared Tuesday in the trial of two men accused in Sacramento’s 2022 K Street mass shooting after jurors failed to reach a verdict.

The Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office said prosecutors will soon decide whether to retry Dandrae Martin and Mtula Payton.

“Unfortunately, the jury was unable to reach a verdict, and a mistrial has been declared,” the DA’s office said in a statement. “We will make a decision in the near future as to our next steps, which will include a decision to retry the case.”

The office declined further comment because the case remains pending.

Jurors had previously deadlocked on first-degree murder charges before continuing deliberations on lesser second-degree murder charges. Martin and Payton face multiple murder and weapons counts tied to the shooting, which killed six people and injured 12 others.

The April 3, 2022, shooting near 10th and K streets was the deadliest mass shooting in Sacramento history.