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 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 fire in downtown Sacramento on April 3. He was taken into custody at an condominium advanced, the Sacramento Police Department stated in a statement Saturday evening, Might 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 capturing left six individuals lifeless during an alleged gang dispute in California’s capital city 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 house complex, the Sacramento Police Department stated in a press release Saturday night time, Could 28.

THE SACRAMENTO POLICE DEPARTMENT VIA AP

This undated picture supplied by The Sacramento Police Department shows Mtula Payton, who is wanted on multiple felony warrants, together with home violence and gun prices. Authorities say Payton, a suspect on the run since a mass shooting left six people useless 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 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 many alleged gang members who opened hearth in downtown Sacramento on April 3. He was taken into custody at an apartment advanced, the Sacramento Police Department stated in a statement Saturday evening.

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

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

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

Investigators offered no motive however stated in court documents that Smiley Martin and his companions recorded an online video hours earlier than the shooting, flashing guns and talking 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 fireplace.

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

The Martin brothers, who had 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 again to California.