Fugitive suspect in Sacramento mass shooting found in Nevada

ASSOCIATED PRESS / APRIL 3

A criminal offense scene investigator pictures evidence markers on the scene of a mass capturing In Sacramento, Calif. A suspect on the run since a mass shooting left six individuals lifeless 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 residence complex, the Sacramento Police Division mentioned in an announcement Saturday night time, Might 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 capturing left six people dead during an alleged gang dispute in California’s capital city last 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 condominium complex, the Sacramento Police Department said in a press release Saturday night, Could 28.

THE SACRAMENTO POLICE DEPARTMENT VIA AP

This undated picture offered by The Sacramento Police Division exhibits Mtula Payton, who is needed on a number of felony warrants, together with domestic violence and gun costs. Authorities say Payton, a suspect on the run since a mass shooting left six individuals dead 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 taking pictures left six folks dead throughout an alleged gang dispute in California’s capital metropolis final month has been arrested in Las Vegas, authorities stated.

Investigators consider 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 condominium complicated, the Sacramento Police Department stated in a statement Saturday evening.

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

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

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

Investigators offered no motive however said in court docket paperwork that Smiley Martin and his companions recorded an internet video hours before 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 space with the intent of opening fireplace.

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

The Martin brothers, who have been among the 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.