Alexander Jack Taylor, an 18-year-old from Rancho Cordova, California, was found with multiple gunshot wounds in the 3000 block of Laurelhurst Drive on June 21, 2022. Deputies and firefighters arrived after a 911 call and Taylor was later pronounced dead at a nearby hospital. The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office took over the investigation.

A 17-year-old, Damien Martice Hartley, was arrested on suspicion of murder and booked into the Sacramento County Youth Detention Center without bail. Authorities have not released a motive and say there are no other suspects. The case is moving through the legal system and remains under investigation.

If anyone saw activity in the Laurelhurst Drive area on June 21, 2022, or has information about Alexander Taylor or the shooting, please come forward.