On the night of April 8, 2015, 21-year-old Sacramento resident Denzel Heckard was shot and killed outside the A-1 Market & Liquor Store on Sunnyslope Drive. The shooting happened around 10 p.m.; a silent holdup alarm was activated at the store and deputies arrived to find Heckard dead and two other people wounded. The two surviving victims were taken to hospital and were expected to recover.

Witnesses said three gunmen stood at the edge of the parking lot, with one allegedly threatening a woman in a vehicle before the group opened fire into a crowd of about six people. Investigators described the shooting as not random, but a clear motive had not been identified. No arrests or significant breakthroughs have been reported and the sheriff’s department continues to investigate.

If anyone saw activity in the Sunnyslope Drive area that night or has information about the shooters, please come forward to the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department.