Fugitive suspect in Sacramento mass shooting present in Nevada

ASSOCIATED PRESS / APRIL 3

A crime scene investigator photographs evidence markers at the scene of a mass taking pictures In Sacramento, Calif. A suspect on the run since a mass shooting left six folks useless throughout an alleged gang dispute in California’s capital metropolis 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 mentioned in a press release Saturday evening, 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 shooting left six folks useless during 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 condo complicated, the Sacramento Police Division stated in a press release Saturday night, Might 28.

THE SACRAMENTO POLICE DEPARTMENT VIA AP

This undated photo offered by The Sacramento Police Department exhibits Mtula Payton, who is needed on multiple felony warrants, including home violence and gun expenses. Authorities say Payton, a suspect on the run since a mass capturing 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 capturing left six folks lifeless during an alleged gang dispute in California’s capital city final month has been arrested in Las Vegas, authorities stated.

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 stated in a press release Saturday night.

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

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

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

Investigators offered no motive but said in court docket paperwork that Smiley Martin and his companions recorded an internet video hours earlier than the taking pictures, flashing weapons 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 hearth.

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

The Martin brothers, who had been 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 again to California.