Fugitive suspect in Sacramento mass shooting present in Nevada

ASSOCIATED PRESS / APRIL 3

A criminal offense scene investigator pictures evidence markers on the scene of a mass taking pictures In Sacramento, Calif. A suspect on the run since a mass shooting left six individuals 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 the alleged gang members who opened fireplace in downtown Sacramento on April 3. He was taken into custody at an condominium advanced, the Sacramento Police Division stated in a statement Saturday night time, May 28.

ASSOCIATED PRESS / APRIL 6

A passerby pauses at a memorial for the folks killed in mass capturing in Sacramento, Calif. A suspect on the run since a mass taking pictures left six people dead during an alleged gang dispute in California’s capital metropolis last 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 residence complicated, the Sacramento Police Department said in a press release Saturday evening, Might 28.

THE SACRAMENTO POLICE DEPARTMENT VIA AP

This undated photo offered by The Sacramento Police Division exhibits Mtula Payton, who is needed on a number of felony warrants, including domestic violence and gun fees. Authorities say Payton, a suspect on the run since a mass capturing left six folks useless during a gang dispute in California’s capital city final month has been arrested in Las Vegas.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. >> A suspect on the run since a mass capturing 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 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 condo complicated, the Sacramento Police Department said in a press release Saturday evening.

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

It wasn’t recognized Sunday if Payton has an attorney 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 provided no motive but said in court docket documents that Smiley Martin and his companions recorded an online video hours earlier than the capturing, flashing guns and speaking 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 fire.

Three men alleged to be gang members and three ladies who were innocent bystanders died within 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 yet 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.