Fugitive suspect in Sacramento mass shooting found in Nevada

ASSOCIATED PRESS / APRIL 3

A crime scene investigator images evidence markers at the scene of a mass shooting In Sacramento, Calif. A suspect on the run since a mass taking pictures left six people useless during an alleged gang dispute in California’s capital city final month has been arrested in Las Vegas, authorities said. Investigators believe 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 complicated, the Sacramento Police Division stated in a statement Saturday evening, Could 28.

ASSOCIATED PRESS / APRIL 6

A passerby pauses at a memorial for the folks killed in mass shooting in Sacramento, Calif. A suspect on the run since a mass taking pictures 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 complex, the Sacramento Police Division mentioned in a press release Saturday night time, Might 28.

THE SACRAMENTO POLICE DEPARTMENT VIA AP

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

SACRAMENTO, Calif. >> A suspect on the run since a mass capturing left six folks dead throughout an alleged gang dispute in California’s capital metropolis last month has been arrested in Las Vegas, authorities mentioned.

Investigators believe Mtula Payton was one of many alleged gang members who opened fireplace in downtown Sacramento on April 3. He was taken into custody at an house complex, the Sacramento Police Department stated in an announcement Saturday night.

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

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

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

Investigators supplied no motive however mentioned in court docket paperwork that Smiley Martin and his companions recorded an internet video hours earlier than the capturing, flashing guns and talking trash from a location in rival gang territory. In it, they state their plans to go to the downtown space with the intent of opening fire.

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

The Martin brothers, who have been among the wounded, remain jailed. Attorneys for the brothers have yet to comment on 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.