Fugitive suspect in Sacramento mass shooting present in Nevada

ASSOCIATED PRESS / APRIL 3

A crime scene investigator images evidence markers at the scene of a mass taking pictures In Sacramento, Calif. A suspect on the run since a mass capturing left six folks useless throughout an alleged gang dispute in California’s capital metropolis final month has been arrested in Las Vegas, authorities said. 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 advanced, the Sacramento Police Department stated in a statement Saturday night, Could 28.

ASSOCIATED PRESS / APRIL 6

A passerby pauses at a memorial for the people 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 metropolis final month has been arrested in Las Vegas, authorities said. Investigators consider 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 residence advanced, the Sacramento Police Division said in an announcement Saturday evening, Could 28.

THE SACRAMENTO POLICE DEPARTMENT VIA AP

This undated photo provided by The Sacramento Police Department shows Mtula Payton, who is needed on a number of felony warrants, together with home violence and gun fees. 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 capturing left six folks lifeless during 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 fire in downtown Sacramento on April 3. He was taken into custody at an condo advanced, the Sacramento Police Department stated in an announcement Saturday evening.

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

It wasn’t known Sunday if Payton has an lawyer who could 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 supplied no motive but mentioned in courtroom documents that Smiley Martin and his companions recorded a web based 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 head to the downtown area with the intent of opening hearth.

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 had been wounded.

The Martin brothers, who have been among the many 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.