Fugitive suspect in Sacramento mass shooting found in Nevada

ASSOCIATED PRESS / APRIL 3

A crime scene investigator photographs evidence markers at the scene of a mass shooting In Sacramento, Calif. A suspect on the run since a mass taking pictures left six folks useless throughout an alleged gang dispute in California’s capital city final month has been arrested in Las Vegas, authorities said. Investigators imagine Mtula Payton was one of many alleged gang members who opened hearth in downtown Sacramento on April 3. He was taken into custody at an condo advanced, the Sacramento Police Department said in an announcement Saturday night time, Might 28.

ASSOCIATED PRESS / APRIL 6

A passerby pauses at a memorial for the individuals killed in mass taking pictures in Sacramento, Calif. A suspect on the run since a mass shooting left six folks dead during an alleged gang dispute in California’s capital city final month has been arrested in Las Vegas, authorities mentioned. Investigators consider Mtula Payton was one of the alleged gang members who opened fire in downtown Sacramento on April 3. He was taken into custody at an house complex, the Sacramento Police Division stated in a statement Saturday night, May 28.

THE SACRAMENTO POLICE DEPARTMENT VIA AP

This undated photograph supplied by The Sacramento Police Department exhibits Mtula Payton, who is wanted on a number of felony warrants, including home violence and gun expenses. Authorities say Payton, a suspect on the run since a mass taking pictures left six people lifeless throughout a gang dispute in California’s capital metropolis last month has been arrested in Las Vegas.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. >> A suspect on the run since a mass taking pictures left six individuals useless throughout an alleged gang dispute in California’s capital metropolis last month has been arrested in Las Vegas, authorities stated.

Investigators imagine Mtula Payton was one of the alleged gang members who opened hearth in downtown Sacramento on April 3. He was taken into custody at an residence complicated, the Sacramento Police Department stated in a statement Saturday night time.

“Las Vegas Metro Police Division worked with our detectives for weeks in an effort to find Payton,” the assertion mentioned.

It wasn’t known Sunday if Payton has an attorney who may communicate on his behalf.

Payton and two others, brothers Smiley Martin and Dandrae Martin, were charged this month with homicide within the slayings, as well as weapons offenses.

Investigators offered no motive however mentioned in court paperwork that Smiley Martin and his companions recorded an internet video hours before the shooting, flashing guns and talking trash from a location in rival gang territory. In it, they state their plans to head to the downtown space with the intent of opening hearth.

Three males alleged to be gang members and three ladies who have been harmless bystanders died within the shootout that occurred as patrons of bars and nightclubs emptied out onto downtown streets. A dozen more individuals were wounded.

The Martin brothers, who were among the wounded, remain jailed. Attorneys for the brothers have yet to touch upon their charging.

Payton, who police say is a member of a rival gang, was being held in a Nevada jail pending transport back to California.