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The Sacramento Brief April 22, 2026 - K Street Trial Opens, 32-Year Sentence, Emergency Alerts Expand · The Sacramento Brief

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  Good morning. This is the Sacramento Brief, your
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  weekday roundup of overnight headlines and what's
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  ahead across the city. I'm Carol. It's Wednesday,
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  April 22nd, 2026. Let's get you caught up. Opening
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  statements are now underway in a trial tied to
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  Sacramento's deadliest mass shooting. The April
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  3rd, 2022 K Street gunfire that left six people
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  dead and 12 injured. Prosecutors say Mtula Payton
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  and Dandrae Martin were part of a gang related
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  confrontation that escalated after a tense exchange,
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  ultimately leading to a deadly shootout. They
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  told juries the evidence will point clearly to
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  the guilt on multiple murder charges. But defense
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  attorneys pushed back and pushed back hard, arguing
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  that the violence was not coordinated, but a
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  chaotic chain of reactions. Peyton's attorney
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  says his client fired a weapon, but not towards
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  the bystanders killed. Meanwhile, Dandrae Martin's
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  defense placed blame on one of the men killed,
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  claiming he initiated the confrontation. Both
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  defendants have pleaded not guilty. The trial
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  now moves to the prosecution's case. And also
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  in Sacramento County, a Sacramento County judge
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  has sentenced Adrian Romero to 32 years to life
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  in prison for multiple child sex assault charges.
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  Prosecutors say Romero abused an 11 -year -old
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  victim over a course of a year. The case came
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  to light later when the victim, as an adult,
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  disclosed the abuse. Investigators say a search
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  of Romero's home uncovered more than 1 ,700 pornographic
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  searches, some mirroring the acts committed.
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  Romero will also be required to register as a
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  sex offender for life. In City Watch, Sacramento
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  County is expanding how it tests its emergency
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  alert system, now moving to twice a year instead
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  of just once. They say the goal is simple. Make
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  sure people are reachable when disaster strikes.
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  Residents are encouraged to sign up and update
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  their information through the Smart911 as part
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  of Sacramento's alert system. It takes just a
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  few minutes, and officials say it could make
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  a life -saving difference during fires, floods,
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  or earthquakes. A test alert will happen this
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  morning at 10 a .m., followed by a short survey
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  to help improve messaging and language accuracy.
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  You're tuned in to the Sacramento Brief. Your
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  ask for the Sacramento Brief. And now, back to
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  the Brief. In today's weather, it'll be a little
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  unsettled early, then clearing out. There's a
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  chance of rain and thunderstorms before 11 a
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  .m. with a slight chance lingering into midday.
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  After that, skies turn mostly sunny with a high
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  near 64. Winds stay light, shifting from the
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  south early to the west this afternoon. Tonight
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  will be mostly clear and cooler with a low around
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  46. In events, if you're looking to get out today,
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  here's what's happening around Sacramento. Poppy's
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  in the Park at the State Museum at 2618 K Street,
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  a free hands -on workshop where you can create
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  seed bombs using California's native plants.
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  It's part education and part creativity, and
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  you'll walk away with something you made yourself.
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  That's happening today from 1 to 4 p .m., but
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  space is limited, so registration is recommended.
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  And tonight. Golden State Comedy at Laughs Unlimited
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  Comedy Club and Lounge. If you're in the mood
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  to laugh tonight, this showcase brings together
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  comedians from across California headlined by
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  Jeremy Curry. Showtime is at 7 p .m. with doors
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  opening a little earlier for drinks and seating.
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  That's all for today's Sacramento Brief. You'll
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  find the links to today's events in the show
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  notes. I'm Carol. Thank you for trusting me with
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  your morning. Be safe, stay sharp, and I'll see
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  you tomorrow.