Rancho Cordova Man Sentenced 40 Years in Party Killing

Defendant Sentenced for Shooting Murder at Rancho Cordova House Party

DATE: May 8, 2026 CASE: Amyis Coogler (Case #25FE000044) PROSECUTOR: Deputy District Attorney Celeena Winston, Homicide Unit The Honorable Ernest Sawtelle sentenced Amyis Coogler to 40 years to life in prison.  On March 19, 2026, Coogler  was convicted by a jury of the second-degree murder of Corey Shearer. The jury also found true an allegation that Coogler personally discharged a firearm causing death. On August 5, 2022, Sacramento sheriff’s d…

Rancho Cordova Man Sentenced 40 Years in Party Killing

A Rancho Cordova house party that turned deadly in 2022 has now ended in a decades-long prison sentence. A judge has ordered Amyis Coogler to serve 40 years to life for the shooting death of 20-year-old Corey Shearer outside a gathering on Ramsgate Way, capping a case built on surveillance footage, DNA evidence and a recovered handgun that has gripped both Amador and Sacramento counties. Conviction and evidence According to the Sacramento County…