Fugitive suspect in Sacramento mass capturing present in Nevada

ASSOCIATED PRESS / APRIL 3

Against the law scene investigator images proof markers on the scene of a mass taking pictures In Sacramento, Calif. A suspect on the run since a mass taking pictures left six individuals dead throughout an alleged gang dispute in California’s capital city final month has been arrested in Las Vegas, authorities mentioned. 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 apartment complicated, the Sacramento Police Division said in a statement Saturday night time, Could 28.

ASSOCIATED PRESS / APRIL 6

A passerby pauses at a memorial for the people killed in mass shooting in Sacramento, Calif. A suspect on the run since a mass shooting left six folks dead throughout 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 fire 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, Might 28.

THE SACRAMENTO POLICE DEPARTMENT VIA AP

This undated photo supplied by The Sacramento Police Division shows Mtula Payton, who is needed on multiple felony warrants, together with domestic violence and gun fees. Authorities say Payton, a suspect on the run since a mass shooting left six individuals lifeless during 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 taking pictures left six people lifeless 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 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 Division mentioned in a statement Saturday night time.

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

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

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

Investigators supplied no motive but said in court docket documents that Smiley Martin and his companions recorded an online video hours before the shooting, flashing weapons and talking trash from a location in rival gang territory. In it, they state their plans to go to the downtown area with the intent of opening hearth.

Three males alleged to be gang members and three women who had been harmless 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 but 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.