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Randall Scott Sherwood, 28, of Sacramento was killed on October 1, 1982, in a mass shooting at The Mother Lode bar during an end of summer party. Douglas Mozingo, 29, had been ejected earlier after a fight and returned armed with an automatic rifle and a pistol, firing into the crowd. Three people died that night — Sherwood and Pamela McCoy at the scene, and Rhonda Lyons later at a hospital — and nine others were wounded.

Mozingo attempted to take his own life after the shooting and was hospitalized. Witnesses identified him as the shooter; he was arrested at the Sacramento Medical Center. He was charged with three counts of murder and nine counts of attempted murder, and the prosecution used eyewitness testimony and forensic evidence at trial.

What memories or details do readers have about The Mother Lode that night, or about Randall Sherwood and the other victims?