3 arrested in May North Sacramento shooting caught on video that left 4 people hurt
SACRAMENTO – Three people face attempted murder charges in connection to a North Sacramento shooting that left four people hurt in May.
On Wednesday, detectives announced– 19-year-old Davon Lewis-Mills, 20-year-old Demetreice Smith, and a juvenile – had been arrested on attempted murder charges.
Sacramento police said the incident happened back on the night of May 13 near Del Paso Boulevard and Fairfield Street, in front of Sunland Liquor. Officers responded and found a 10-year-old boy and a 1-year-old girl injured, grazed by bullets.
Two adults later showed up at the hospital with gunshot injuries. All of the injuries were not life-threatening, according to a Sacramento Police Department spokesperson at the time.
"It was intense," said Patti Litsey, owner of Cheap Frills, a boutique on Del Paso Boulevard next to where the shooting occurred.
Litsey was working late at her store on the night of the shooting, she was just outside the front door of the shop when she heard gunshots. She told CBS13 she ran back inside the store to hide until the shooting stopped.
"Had we left my friend would've been shot in the head," said Litsey.
Her car was parked in what would become the crossfire of the shooting and was hit by bullets multiple times. She stayed at the scene until 5 a.m. the next morning, she said, to speak with law enforcement and wait until her car was released from evidence.
"It's nice they were able to catch them," said Litsey.
The shooting is part of the surge of violence Del Paso Boulevard has been experiencing in recent months.
"We feel we're doing our part seeing what we can do to stay safe. Try to monitor things, keep a close eye at this point," said Contreina Adams, owner of Universal Clothing Boutique.
Adams' store has been burglarized multiple times in the last few weeks, including once when she was threatened with a gun. She hopes that the latest arrest for the shooting may give investigators insight into who is responsible for other crimes in the same area if they are linked.
