Fugitive suspect in Sacramento mass capturing present in Nevada

ASSOCIATED PRESS / APRIL 3

A criminal offense scene investigator images proof markers on the scene of a mass capturing In Sacramento, Calif. A suspect on the run since a mass capturing left six folks lifeless 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 fireplace in downtown Sacramento on April 3. He was taken into custody at an house complex, the Sacramento Police Division stated in an announcement Saturday evening, Might 28.

ASSOCIATED PRESS / APRIL 6

A passerby pauses at a memorial for the people killed in mass capturing in Sacramento, Calif. A suspect on the run since a mass capturing left six people dead 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 fire in downtown Sacramento on April 3. He was taken into custody at an residence complicated, the Sacramento Police Division stated in an announcement Saturday evening, Could 28.

THE SACRAMENTO POLICE DEPARTMENT VIA AP

This undated picture provided by The Sacramento Police Department reveals Mtula Payton, who is needed 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 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 throughout an alleged gang dispute in California’s capital metropolis final month has been arrested in Las Vegas, authorities stated.

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 Division mentioned in a press release Saturday night time.

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

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

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

Investigators provided no motive however said in courtroom documents that Smiley Martin and his companions recorded an internet video hours before the shooting, flashing weapons and talking 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 fireplace.

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

The Martin brothers, who had been among the many wounded, stay 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.