Man guilty of murdering his mother in shooting at Sacramento-area senior complex
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- A Sacramento County jury convicted Ali Mustafa Hudson of murder for shooting his mother.
- Prosecutors said Hudson shot his mother four times at Foothill Farms Senior Apartments.
- The deadly shooting was followed by a shootout with deputies at the home.
A jury last week found a man guilty of second-degree murder for shooting his 66-year-old mother five years ago at a senior living apartment complex in Sacramento County.
Ali Mustafa Hudson, 47, was convicted of killing his mother, Ramona Hayes, during the 2021 violent confrontation that involved a shootout with Sacramento County sheriff’s deputies, according to a news release from the Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office.
The deadly shooting occurred at the Foothill Farms Senior Apartments, across the street from the Slavic Trinity Church in the Foothill Farms area of northeast Sacramento County.
Deputies were first called to an apartment there about 5 p.m. Jan. 19, 2021, for a reported disturbance. Two family members in the reported dispute told deputies they were fine, didn’t need help and sent the deputies away, sheriff’s officials have said.
Prosecutors said the deputies were called to the apartment for reports of domestic violence and a court restraining order involving Hudson and his mother.
About 20 minutes later, another family member called the Sheriff’s Office to report the two people involved in the disturbance earlier were embroiled in a dispute again. When deputies arrived at the apartment a second time, they could hear a disturbance inside the apartment and approached the home’s door, sheriff’s officials have said.
Prosecutors said Hudson was angry the deputies were at the home and wanted them to leave, so he “barricaded” his mother in the apartment and later shot her four times, killing her.
Hudson then fired a gun at the deputies and engaged them in a shootout until he ran out of ammunition, according to the District Attorney’s Office.
Sheriff’s officials have said it was believed the shots were fired at the deputies through the door, so the deputies returned fire. None of the deputies were hit by gunfire.
Prosecutors said Hudson was hit by gunfire from the deputies, but he was wearing body armor and only suffered minor injuries in the shootout.
The brief shootout was followed by a standoff that lasted about 20 to 30 minutes before negotiators convinced Hudson to come out and surrender without further incident, according to the Sheriff’s Office. Hayes was pronounced dead at the scene.
Prosecutors said Hudson has a previous conviction of attempted robbery with a firearm, which is considered a strike under California’s “Three Strikes” law. Hudson faces a maximum sentence of 123 years to life in prison.
Hudson, who remains in custody at the Sacramento County Main Jail, is scheduled to return May 8 for his sentencing hearing in Sacramento Superior Court.
