By Cathy Locke
clocke@sacbee.com
A 19-year-old man was formally charged today with the murder of one teenager and attempted murder of another at a teen party.
Jaivonne Flenory-Davis, 19, did not enter a plea during the brief arraignment hearing in a courtroom at the Sacramento County Jail. He stood in the courtroom cell facing the judge as the charges were read. He did not look at the audience, which included numerous friends and family members of the victims. At the request of Flenory-Davis' attorney, W. Bradley Holmes, the matter was continued to Aug. 2.
Flenory-Davis is charged with the murder of 14-year-old Lanajah Nachelle Dupree, 14, of Sparks, Nev., who died of a single gunshot wound July 11 after Flenory-Davis allegedly fired into a crowd at an "under 21" dance party on Auburn Boulevard. He also is charged with the attempted murder of a 17-year-old girl who suffered gunshot wounds at the party but is recovering.
In addition, Flenory-Davis is charged with intentionally discharging a semiautomatic handgun and with being an active participant in a criminal street gang.
Detectives have said that they do not believe the girls were Flenory-Davis' intended targets, or that they were involved in an argument that apparently occurred between gang members at the party and led to the shooting.
The mother of the 17-year-old girl said in an interview following the hearing that her daughter is out of the hospital and recovering from her wounds. She said the teenager was shot in the arm, and the bullet entered her stomach and grazed her liver.
She said services for Dupree were held Saturday.
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