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DA Declines Homicide Charges as Two Victims Identified in Carmichael Triple Shooting

Detectives describe an attempted robbery that left three men in their 20s dead.

Overview

  • The coroner identified Zavion Larue Dorsey, 22, and Wayne Douglas Doerr, 24, as two of the three men killed at the Lance Apartments in Carmichael.
  • Deputies arrested 18-year-old resident Jaylen Davis on firearm-related charges, and prosecutors are not filing homicide counts at this time after a review with detectives.
  • Investigators say one man was being robbed by two others, one robber fatally shot the victim, and a fourth man then shot and killed the two alleged robbers.
  • Deputies reported finding guns next to the bodies and said all four men involved had prior felony convictions that barred them from possessing firearms.
  • Sheriff Jim Cooper criticized Mercy Housing over delayed access to surveillance video obtained by warrant, while Mercy said staff cooperated and released materials and the organization is reviewing its crisis response plan.