Onaje Diallo Lynch, 41, was killed on December 7, 2020, behind a Wienerschnitzel on El Camino Avenue in Sacramento’s Del Paso Heights neighborhood. The death followed an altercation with 34-year-old Lorenzo McCoy; McCoy reportedly approached Lynch with a loaded, cocked pistol, placed it against Lynch’s chest, and a struggle over the weapon ended when it discharged, fatally wounding Lynch. The firearm was never recovered.

McCoy was arrested soon after and charged with second-degree murder. Prosecutors said he was on probation for a 2019 felony assault conviction and legally prohibited from possessing firearms. At trial the jury found McCoy guilty of second-degree murder and related personal-use-of-a-firearm enhancements; he faces a possible term of 25 years to life with sentencing scheduled for a later date.

What can anyone who was in the Del Paso Heights area that evening add about how the confrontation began or who else may have been present?