Solano County Father Of 4 Among Sacramento Mass Shooting Victims

VACAVILLE, CA — A Solano County father of four has been identified as one of six people killed in a mass shooting early Sunday morning in Sacramento.

Coroner's officials identified De'vazia Turner, 29, among the dead.

According to family members, Turner was from Sacramento but lived in Vacaville. He was the father of four young children, ages 3 to 10, his mother, Penelope Scott, told the New York Times. To support his family, Turner worked nights at a Wingstop restaurant where his wife was the morning manager.

Scott has fond memories of her son coming over to barbecue for her, clean and run errands, she told the newspaper. De'vazia named his youngest daughter, now 3, Penelope after his mother.

"I want them to get justice for my son," she said.

Law enforcement was working around the clock to identify those responsible for shooting Turner and five others dead and wounding at least 12 other people around 2 a.m. Sunday on K Street in downtown Sacramento as the nightclubs were letting out.

One arrest has been announced in connection with the shooting: Dandrae Martin, 26, was booked on gun and assault charges but not on homicide charges, the Sacramento County District Attorney said in a statement Monday.

"Yesterday, Sacramento Police Chief Lester advised the public that there were multiple shooters involved in this incident," DA Anne Marie Schubert said. "The investigation is highly complex involving many witnesses, videos of numerous types and significant physical evidence ... This is an ongoing investigation and we anticipate more arrests in this case."

Prior to the violence that broke out, family members believe De'vazia Turner was at the London nightclub with a group of friends, including his cousin, Sergio Harris, 38, who was also among the victims.

The Sacramento County Coroner's Office on Monday also identified Joshua Hoye-Lucchesi, 32, among the victims. Three women fatally shot were identified as Johntaya Alexander, 21; Melinda Davis, 57; and Yamile Martinez-Andrade, 21.

Turner's father, Frank Turner, told KTXL he was working security in the Bay Area when he got the news that his only son was killed.

Frank said his son was "a good father" who was "just out having fun with his friends."

De'vazia Turner's sister, Tamika Young, described her brother as someone who loved his family.

"My brother, he was a family dude," his sister said. "He just had love in him."

While Young admitted her brother grew up on the streets and had some troubles in the past, he had turned his life around.

"I just want to make sure the world knows that he was loved," she told KPIX. "Make sure that’s the message that is known — he was definitely loved and he will always be loved."

Born and raised in Sacramento, Turner played football from a young age until a knee injury slowed him down.

"He was a protector," his mother Penelope said. "Raising him as a single mom, you know, he took the role of being the man of the house. He took care of everything."

De'vazia worked out with his dad five days a week. When they weren’t pumping iron, they were probably talking about cars. They both had old Buicks — De'vazia's was a 1973 while his dad’s was a 1970 — and De'vazia had big plans for his. He had just ordered a new stereo and a steering wheel with a cherrywood finish.

Frank said he plans to finish his son’s car, including painting it to include images of De’vazia’s face for his kids to see.

"I want them to see their daddy when they see that car," Frank said.

De’vazia visited his mother on Saturday, eating leftover pork chops and taking a shower before briefly falling asleep on her couch. When he woke up, he said he was going out — a rarity for him, because he works so much, Scott said.

Scott woke up at around 1 a.m. and couldn’t get back to sleep. She was looking at her phone when she got a call that her son had been killed.

"Your kids are supposed to bury you. You’re not supposed to do that," she said. "I’m grateful that he has a legacy with his children. However, you know, he’s 29. He didn’t make it to 30."

The last time Frank saw his son was at the auto shop where they were working on their cars. After his son’s death, a friend called Frank and told him the shop’s security cameras had picked up their conversation.

He watched the video — a father and son spending time together on something they loved — and he cried.

The Associated Press and Patch reporter Dan Hampton contributed to this report.