Fugitive suspect in Sacramento mass taking pictures found in Nevada

ASSOCIATED PRESS / APRIL 3

A crime scene investigator photographs 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 mentioned. 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 residence complex, the Sacramento Police Division stated in a press release Saturday evening, Might 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 taking pictures left six people useless throughout an alleged gang dispute in California’s capital metropolis last 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 condo complex, the Sacramento Police Division stated in a statement Saturday night time, May 28.

THE SACRAMENTO POLICE DEPARTMENT VIA AP

This undated photograph supplied by The Sacramento Police Division reveals Mtula Payton, who is needed on a number of felony warrants, together with home violence and gun prices. Authorities say Payton, a suspect on the run since a mass taking pictures left six folks dead 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 capturing left six folks lifeless 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 fire in downtown Sacramento on April 3. He was taken into custody at an apartment complex, the Sacramento Police Division said in a press release Saturday evening.

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

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

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

Investigators offered no motive however stated in court docket documents that Smiley Martin and his companions recorded an online video hours before the shooting, flashing guns and speaking 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 hearth.

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

The Martin brothers, who were among the many wounded, remain jailed. Attorneys for the brothers have but 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.