Fugitive suspect in Sacramento mass shooting found in Nevada

ASSOCIATED PRESS / APRIL 3

Against the law scene investigator images proof markers on the scene of a mass capturing In Sacramento, Calif. A suspect on the run since a mass shooting left six people lifeless throughout an alleged gang dispute in California’s capital metropolis final month has been arrested in Las Vegas, authorities stated. Investigators believe 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 stated in an announcement Saturday night time, Could 28.

ASSOCIATED PRESS / APRIL 6

A passerby pauses at a memorial for the folks killed in mass taking pictures in Sacramento, Calif. A suspect on the run since a mass shooting left six individuals dead during an alleged gang dispute in California’s capital metropolis last month has been arrested in Las Vegas, authorities said. Investigators imagine Mtula Payton was one of the alleged gang members who opened fireplace in downtown Sacramento on April 3. He was taken into custody at an condominium complicated, the Sacramento Police Department mentioned in a press release Saturday night, Might 28.

THE SACRAMENTO POLICE DEPARTMENT VIA AP

This undated picture supplied by The Sacramento Police Division shows Mtula Payton, who is needed on a number of felony warrants, together with home violence and gun charges. Authorities say Payton, a suspect on the run since a mass taking pictures left six folks dead throughout a gang dispute in California’s capital city final month has been arrested in Las Vegas.

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

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 house complex, the Sacramento Police Division stated in a press release Saturday night.

“Las Vegas Metro Police Department worked with our detectives for weeks in an effort to locate Payton,” the assertion stated.

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

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

Investigators supplied no motive however mentioned in court docket documents that Smiley Martin and his companions recorded an online video hours earlier than the shooting, flashing weapons and speaking trash from a location in rival gang territory. In it, they state their plans to move to the downtown space with the intent of opening hearth.

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

The Martin brothers, who had been among the wounded, stay jailed. Attorneys for the brothers have but 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 again to California.