Citrus Heights stabbing victim identified

By Sara Beth Williams–
A woman who died from a fatal stabbing on April 24 has been identified as 28-year-old Alexis Ashanti McGill.

McGill was stabbed multiple times, allegedly by an ex-boyfriend who she had recently filed a restraining order against, according to an April 24 media release from the Citrus Heights Police Department.

A homeowner who lives in Citrus Heights was interviewed by a local news station and identified McGill as her husband’s caregiver. The homeowner, who did not identify herself but did appear on camera, said McGill had just arrived at work with her aunt on the morning of April 24 when she was stabbed while still inside her car.

According to law enforcement, officers identified the suspect in the stabbing as 30-year-old Kyron Jamar Mason from Sacramento. Mason was located later the same day at Sacramento County Main Jail, where he had turned himself in. Mason was placed under arrest on suspicion of the murder of McGill and is ineligible for bail.

The homeowner also said McGill had just spent a week in court obtaining the restraining order against Mason. Following the attack, McGill was driven to a local fire station and then taken to an area hospital, where she passed away from the injuries suffered during the attack.

Mason has an extensive domestic violence history, according to investigators, who found Mason was also the restraining party in multiple other restraining orders and had several previous domestic violence arrests in Sacramento County with other victims.

The homeowner and wife of McGill’s client said McGill had been caring for her husband for over a year and a half and had aspirations to become a hairdresser, according to local news reports.

Mason is expected to appear in Sacramento Superior Court on Monday, May 5.

Anyone with information in the stabbing case is encouraged to call the Citrus Heights Police Department’s tip line at 916-227-5524.