The Sacramento Police Department said in a statement that there was a clash between at least two groups of men. Six people were killed in the bloodshed and 12 were injured. The injured include two brothers who have been detained in connection with the massacre. No one has yet been charged with homicide. At least two people remain in hospital with gunshot wounds. Authorities credit the information and advice provided by the public during their research break. Smiley Martin, 27, was arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of possession of a firearm by a banned person and possession of a machine gun. Hours before Sunday’s attack, Martin posted a live video on Facebook of himself wielding a pistol, a police official told the Associated Press. Police were trying to determine if a stolen weapon found at the crime scene was used in the massacre. It had been turned into a weapon capable of firing automatically. Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg comforts Pamela Harris, whose son Sergio Harris was killed in the shooting on Tuesday. (Fred Greaves / The Associated Press)
“I do not even feel that this is true”
Detectives were also trying to determine if Martin’s gun was used in the video, according to the official, who was briefed on the investigation but was not authorized to discuss the matter in public and spoke on condition of anonymity. Martin and Dandra’s brother were among those injured when gunfire erupted about a block from the state Capitol at 2 a.m. local time Sunday as bars closed and crowds filled the streets. More than 100 shots were fired in a row as hundreds of people ran for safety. Investigators were trying to determine if a fight outside a nightclub may have triggered the shooting. Sacramento County Medical Examiner has identified the three women killed as 21-year-old Johntaya Alexander. Melinda Davis, 57; and Yamile Martinez-Andrade, 21. The three men killed were Sergio Harris, 38. Joshua Hoye-Lucchesi, 32; and De’vazia Turner, 29. “My son was a very lively young man,” Harris’s mother, Pamela, told KCRA-TV. “It ‘s fun to be around, I like to party, to smile all the time. Do not disturb people. It’ s crazy to happen. I’m at the moment, I do not know what to do. I do not even feel that this is true. I feel this is a dream. “ Ten people were injured in addition to the Martin brothers. Smiley Martin remained in hospital and will be charged with the charges when his condition improves enough to go to jail, a police statement said. Dandrae Martin, 26, was arrested Monday as an “associated suspect” on suspicion of carrying out a deadly gun attack and was convicted of carrying a loaded firearm. He made a brief appearance for the charge of possession of a fire on Tuesday in Sacramento Supreme Court. Investigators believe the two brothers stole weapons and are trying to determine how they got them, a law enforcement official told the AP. Both had criminal records. A 31-year-old man who was seen carrying a pistol shortly after the shooting was arrested on Tuesday on a weapons charge. Police said they did not believe his weapon was used in the crime. Defense attorney Linda Parisi said the effort to secure Dandrae Martin bail would depend on whether prosecutors file more stringent charges. “If it turns out that the evidence shows that this was a mere presence on a stage that definitely supports more liberation,” Paris said. “If he shows some more aggressive behavior, then he will oppose it. But we do not know yet.”
