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 capturing left six people lifeless during an alleged gang dispute in California’s capital city last 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 residence complex, the Sacramento Police Department said in an announcement Saturday evening, May 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 taking pictures left six individuals useless during 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 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 an announcement Saturday night time, Might 28.

THE SACRAMENTO POLICE DEPARTMENT VIA AP

This undated photograph offered by The Sacramento Police Division shows Mtula Payton, who is wanted on a number of felony warrants, including domestic violence and gun charges. Authorities say Payton, a suspect on the run since a mass taking pictures left six folks 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 shooting left six individuals lifeless throughout an alleged gang dispute in California’s capital city last month has been arrested in Las Vegas, authorities stated.

Investigators believe 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 complex, the Sacramento Police Division mentioned in a statement Saturday evening.

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

It wasn’t known Sunday if Payton has an legal professional who may communicate on his behalf.

Payton and two others, brothers Smiley Martin and Dandrae Martin, had been charged this month with murder within the slayings, as well as weapons offenses.

Investigators offered no motive however stated in court docket paperwork that Smiley Martin and his companions recorded an online video hours earlier than the capturing, 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 men alleged to be gang members and three ladies who had been harmless bystanders died in the shootout that occurred as patrons of bars and nightclubs emptied out onto downtown streets. A dozen more people have been wounded.

The Martin brothers, who have been among the wounded, remain 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 back to California.