6 Arrested For June 2010 Motel Murder

February 23, 2011 6:35 PM

From left to right, top to bottom: Al Allen, Raymond Shaw, Deandre Gomes, Brandon Washington, Kionte Lightner

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ELK GROVE, Calif. (CBS13) — Five adults and a juvenile have been arrested in connection with the murder of a high school student who was celebrating his graduation at a motel last June.

The six suspects were allegedly part of the group who confronted 18-year-old D’Andre Blackwell and a number of his friends during a Valley High graduation party at the Holiday Inn Express on the 9100 block of West Stockton Boulevard on June 5.

In June, authorities said a widespread text message drew dozens of additional guests to the hotel late at night, and when the two groups of people got into a confrontation, someone shot Blackwell in the chest.

Blackwell was found mortally wounded on the third floor of the hotel. All of the subjects fled the scene in multiple directions.

Over the course of eight months, investigators gathered information that led them to six suspects they say were responsible for the shooting. A number of local and federal law enforcement agencies made the arrests Wednesday in Sacramento and Elk Grove.

The suspects are identified as 20-year-old Al Allen; 19-year-old Deandre Gomes; 18-year-old Kionte Lightner; 19-year-old Raymond Shaw; 22-year-old Brandon Washington and a 15-year-old male.

Authorities are still working to find additional suspects.

Elliott the Cat

I didn’t know BOYS TO MEN was still around !

Chris Webber Jr.

elliott i didnt know david duke was your 1st cousin.

Fredrick Taylor

Fry them all!!

Chris Webber Jr.

they need to have reality cameras follow them around during their 1st week as each one loses their anal virginity. guns dont solve problems, commons sense does. and how stupid, you kill someone and have the nerve to stay in the same city.

asef

Hey, put them in jail and labor them hard for the rest of their life. Heavy lifting under the sun, discipline, abuse, typical desire!
Them’s choir boys

Fine group of up standing citizens right there. Have a blast in the big house. Cheese whiz samiches all around. Taxpayers are buying.
GRAPEVINE

Since they want to play, let them fry, and allow them to see the days no more. These gangs are enough fry all of them together holding each others hands, just like they did together killing the boy.
Fake azz Simps

Typical “brotha” needs a pack to attack. And now comes the finger pointing. None of these rats would take a bullet for eachother.
randy

typical animals, pack mentality. Enjoy prison, losers.
Yung Michael Hatcher

do you guys no what genocide is stop killing you
jed

looks like a group of well mannered individuals who attended that party ……….. …geez, why did not i get that text?
jed

anytime there is a group or pack of wild animals there will be trouble!!!!!!
fashionpolice

PULL YOUR PANTS UP LOSERS….nobody wants to look at your nasty underware…PUNKS.
courtney

actually these young men are very well mannered and dont deserve to be in this situation ,. canwe say in the wrong place at the wrong time .. caught in a situation they shouldnt be in i know all of them personally you guys D0NT so please keep negative coments to your self .. these young men really dont deserve this .. i loveee N miss the 6 of u .. god know the truth so you’ll be set free in a moment of time .

itsbuen

NO they do deseve it..they have something D’Andre dosent have..to be alive another dayy
keyz

i know one personally. basically watched him grow into a young man. i was best friends with his sister. it’s sad because even if you do not pull the trigger, but was there. you did it.

JustSayin

Courtney. You are in denial. Seek help. While you are at it, would you please explain why they had guns? Curious minds want to know.
Courtneys Dad

Courtney is affiliated with the Gutter Boy Band, she plays the drums. What she does not know is that all of them are under investigation because they ratted eachother out.
Courtney is also a their groupie she likes to hang out at sleezy hotels. God knows she is a hood rat and now we all know too.
Hated On All Day for being ME

You know what would be very cool…if the folks who posted actually wrote something relevant to the story. You know like…perp hangs out at Joe Blow barbershop or I recognize these two guys from the club or I know the vic and he was a straight A student. But instead the “Meth Addicts Unite” group post all of their hate and empty racist’s diatribes. Further proving their lack of education and objectivity so no way in “L” they can focus on the story. All they can see is (the environment these haters created) skin color. WOW…really???
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bri

excuse me all of you people that dont know them really should think before you speak most of you are racist honkys (excuse my french) that just see a group of black men together and assume things that arent true. unless you were at the hotel that night and can say you seen what happened please do not say ignorant things and if you do have something to say say something relevant. thanks. keep your heads up in there guys ! see you when you get out.
LET GOD BE THE JUDGE

First of all let God be the judge for all of you who have the itch to leave your comment on this page just to say what means NOTHING in the end. I personally know that one of them is not a murderer nor would harm anything…of course they are in there because someone is talking and one wants to pin on each other….nevertheless….someone needs to tell the truth and thats it!!! dont take the wrap for nobody this is your life….and only God can protect you on both sides I know De’Andre Gomes didnt do anything he just hangin with the wrong crowd at the wrong time! Told him to leave those fools alone! nothin but trouble….Im praying for u lil cuz…actually we all are!
keyz

All of them did not pull the trigger. It’s sad that Raymond got himself into this situation, he’s innocent. Just sucks that he’ll have to sit behind bars for months on trial. You all should feel ASHAMED for judging. Only one of them is guilty, there was ONE shooter.. I’m not saying what happened is right, but two wrongs do not make a right to begin with. So stop judging all of them for ONE of boys actions.
bettymonyea

ALLL I GOTAA SAY IS THA BOY WAS SHOT ONCE SO THEREFORE DEY ALL NOT GON GO DOWN FOR MURDER!!! I KNO WHICH ONE DID IT BT I AINT SAYIN NO NAMES BUT I DO KNO ONE THING MA CUZZIN BRANDON WASHINGTON IS INNOCENT AND LIL KEAK POINT BLANK PERIOD SO U CN DISCLUDE THEM FROM THS SITUATION CUZ HE WILL B GETTN OUT STRAIT UP IF NEBDY GOT SUMTHN TA SAY I WUD ADVISE U NT TOO CUZ IM NT THA ONE