On November 7, 2021, 36-year-old Deandre Taylor of Sacramento was shot and killed on Palmer House Drive in South Sacramento. Deputies responded after multiple callers reported gunfire and found Taylor lying in the street with a gunshot wound to his upper body; he was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department investigated and arrested 34-year-old Demonte Lavese Smith of Sacramento County on November 18, 2021. Authorities identified Smith as the primary suspect and said no other suspects were outstanding. Smith was charged with second-degree murder and use of a firearm causing death.

Witness reports of a possible victim in the street helped deputies locate Taylor. Does anyone have information about Taylor’s movements that evening or about witnesses who were near Palmer House Drive on November 7, 2021?