Two men were convicted in connection with a deadly New Year's Day shooting in 2020 at the Ramada Inn in Sacramento, officials said Friday.

The Sacramento County District Attorney's Office said a jury found Darquan Jackson and Alizey Whitfield guilty of first-degree murder and assault with a semi-automatic firearm. Prosecutors said Whitfield was also convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm, and jurors found true firearm use enhancements for both men.

On January 1, 2020, both men shot and killed 23-year-old Hubert Calimee and wounded another person during a party at the Ramada Inn on Auburn Boulevard. Investigators said they believe the murder was gang-motivated.

After the shooting, Jackson and Whitfield left the scene in a vehicle driven by Robert Massingale, who prosecutor

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