Dezay Richardson, a 15-year-old from North Highlands, California, was fatally shot on January 9, 2021. He was walking home with a friend after visiting the Scandia Fun Center when multiple gunshots rang out around 8:00 PM near Madison Avenue and Harrison Street. Dezay was struck and died; his friend was also shot and survived with critical injuries.

The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office investigated the shooting and arrested three people: Jerrin Ranell Norman, 31, Gene Gibson, 25, and Gabrielle Danielle McDaniel, 31. They were booked into the Sacramento County Jail without bail and were scheduled for a court appearance on October 4, 2021. The motive for the shooting has not been publicly established.

The community held candlelight vigils and called for an end to gun violence as Dezay’s family sought justice. Anyone who saw or heard anything that night near Madison Avenue and Harrison Street is asked to contact investigators.