Kevin Taylor, 22, of Carmichael, California, was shot and killed on December 7, 2021, at an apartment complex on the 5900 block of Van Alstine Avenue in Sacramento County. Deputies responding to multiple reports of gunshots and a scream around 10 p.m. found Taylor with a gunshot wound to his upper body; he was pronounced dead at the scene after life-saving efforts.

The Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office says the shooting grew out of a staged drug transaction. Two men, Devonti Long and Tyrell Jarmon, arranged a fake deal to rob Taylor and to raid his apartment for drugs and money. Taylor met Long and Jarmon at the apartment gate while a third person, Kishawn Johnson, waited nearby. Taylor was coerced toward his apartment, turned to confront the two men, and was shot in the abdomen.

Does anyone have information about Taylor, his movements that night, or about the people involved?