US: 6 Sacramento shooting victims mourned, 2 brothers arrested
- First arrest, of convict Dandrae Martin, 26, came as the six victims, shot dead in the early hours of Sunday when bars closed, were identified
- His brother Smiley Martin, 27, in hospital with serious injuries from gunfire, was arrested on Tuesday, will be charged when he is ‘fit for jail’
A second suspect was arrested on Tuesday in connection to the mass shooting in Sacramento on Sunday that killed six people and wounded 12 in California’s capital, with police saying he is the brother of the first suspect.
Smiley Martin, 27, was arrested while hospitalised with serious injuries from the gunfire. When he is fit for jail, he will be booked for possession of a firearm by a prohibited person and possession of a machine gun, a police statement said.
Sunday’s violence was the third time in the US this year that at least six people have been killed in a mass shooting, according to a database compiled by Associated Press, USA Today and Northeastern University.
More than 100 shots were fired in the early hours in downtown Sacramento, creating a chaotic scene with hundreds of people trying desperately to reach safety.
A day later police announced the arrest of Dandrae Martin, 26, as a “related suspect” on charges of assault with a deadly weapon and being a convict carrying a loaded gun. A court appearance was set for Tuesday.