Fugitive suspect in Sacramento mass taking pictures found in Nevada

ASSOCIATED PRESS / APRIL 3

A crime scene investigator images evidence markers on the scene of a mass taking pictures In 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 last month has been arrested in Las Vegas, authorities said. Investigators consider Mtula Payton was one of the alleged gang members who opened hearth in downtown Sacramento on April 3. He was taken into custody at an house advanced, the Sacramento Police Division said in an announcement Saturday evening, Might 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 capturing left six folks useless throughout an alleged gang dispute in California’s capital city last 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 condominium advanced, the Sacramento Police Division stated in a press release Saturday night, Could 28.

THE SACRAMENTO POLICE DEPARTMENT VIA AP

This undated picture offered by The Sacramento Police Department shows Mtula Payton, who is wanted on multiple felony warrants, including home violence and gun costs. Authorities say Payton, a suspect on the run since a mass capturing left six individuals lifeless during a gang dispute in California’s capital metropolis last month has been arrested in Las Vegas.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. >> A suspect on the run since a mass capturing left six individuals dead throughout an alleged gang dispute in California’s capital city last month has been arrested in Las Vegas, authorities mentioned.

Investigators believe 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 apartment complex, the Sacramento Police Division mentioned in a press release Saturday night.

“Las Vegas Metro Police Department worked with our detectives for weeks in an effort to locate Payton,” the assertion mentioned.

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

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

Investigators provided no motive but mentioned in courtroom paperwork that Smiley Martin and his companions recorded an online video hours earlier than the shooting, 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 hearth.

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

The Martin brothers, who were 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.