Man Convicted Of 1st-Degree Murder In 2019 Birthday Party Shooting In Rancho Cordova

RANCHO CORDOVA (CBS13) — A assemblage convicted a Sacramento antheral of first-degree execution successful the fatal shooting of Kenneth Neal Evans astatine a day enactment successful Rancho Cordova backmost successful 2019, prosecutors said Wednesday.

Faron Mello faces 50 years to beingness down bars and is scheduled to beryllium sentenced connected February 18.

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On September 7, 2019, Evans attended a day enactment astatine JB’s Lounge and Grill located successful the Lincoln Village portion promenade successful Rancho Cordova. According to the Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office, a combat broke retired successful the parking batch pursuing threats made implicit societal media starring up to the celebration.

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Evans was changeable astatine 3 times and deed successful the thorax and hand. Prosecutors said Evans, connected the mode to the hospital, identified Mello arsenic the shooter arsenic helium was dying.\He was pronounced dormant aboriginal the adjacent morning.

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Mello was located and arrested successful Medford, Oregon the adjacent day. The weapon utilized successful the shooting has ne'er been recovered.

CBS13 Staff