By Sam Stanton
From The Sacramento Bee
SACRAMENTO, Calif.—The two brothers charged with multiple murders in the April 3 mass shooting in downtown Sacramento appeared in court Thursday afternoon in a case that could lead to a death penalty prosecution against them.
Smiley Martin, 27, and Dandrae Martin, 26, both face three murder counts stemming from the gang shootout that erupted at 2 a.m. at 10th and K streets a month ago and left a total of six people dead and 12 wounded.
(Left) Dandrae Martin in a file photo. (Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry via AP); (Right) Smiley Allen Martin on Feb. 6, 2022. (California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation via AP)
A third suspect, Mtula Payton, 27, also has been charged with three counts of murder, as well as unemployment insurance fraud, but remains a fugitive.
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