Fugitive suspect in Sacramento mass taking pictures found in Nevada

ASSOCIATED PRESS / APRIL 3

A crime scene investigator pictures evidence markers at the scene of a mass capturing In Sacramento, Calif. A suspect on the run since a mass shooting left six people lifeless during an alleged gang dispute in California’s capital metropolis last month has been arrested in Las Vegas, authorities stated. 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 advanced, the Sacramento Police Division said in an announcement Saturday night, May 28.

ASSOCIATED PRESS / APRIL 6

A passerby pauses at a memorial for the people killed in mass taking pictures in Sacramento, Calif. A suspect on the run since a mass taking pictures left six people lifeless during an alleged gang dispute in California’s capital metropolis last month has been arrested in Las Vegas, authorities mentioned. Investigators consider 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 residence complicated, the Sacramento Police Department stated in an announcement Saturday evening, Could 28.

THE SACRAMENTO POLICE DEPARTMENT VIA AP

This undated photo supplied by The Sacramento Police Division exhibits Mtula Payton, who is wanted on multiple felony warrants, together with domestic violence and gun charges. Authorities say Payton, a suspect on the run since a mass shooting left six folks lifeless 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 people dead during an alleged gang dispute in California’s capital city final month has been arrested in Las Vegas, authorities stated.

Investigators imagine 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 house complex, the Sacramento Police Department stated 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 statement said.

It wasn’t known 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, as well as weapons offenses.

Investigators supplied no motive however said in courtroom documents that Smiley Martin and his companions recorded an online video hours earlier than the capturing, flashing weapons and speaking trash from a location in rival gang territory. In it, they state their plans to move to the downtown area with the intent of opening fire.

Three men alleged to be gang members and three women 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 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 back to California.