Sacramento Shooting

Sacramento's police chief said Sunday afternoon that police believe a deadly shooting was the result of a fight and they are searching for multiple suspects. At least six people were killed and 12 others wounded in the downtown shooting early Sunday as the area bars and nightclubs were closing.

Earlier Sunday, Sacracmento police chief Kathy Lester said at a news conference that police were patrolling the area two blocks from the Capitol at about 2 a.m. when they heard gunfire and rushed to the scene. They found a large crowd gathered and three men and three women were pronounced dead at the scene. Another 12 people either took themselves or were transported to hospitals, police said in a statement. No information has been provided about their conditions.

The identities of the victims are being withheld pending notification of their families. Lester said all the victims were adults.





Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg on Sunday pleaded for an end to gun violence not just in California's capital but throughout the country.

"It's a sickness in our country, it's a sickness in our culture," Steinberg said.

Authorities urged witnesses or anyone with recordings of the shooting to contact police. They distributed a QR code for anyone to to scan and submit video from the scene.

Sacramento police announced an arrest Monday connected to the shooting that killed six people and wounded a dozen others in the heart of California’s capital as at least two shooters fired more than 100 rounds and people ran for their lives.

Police said they booked Dandrae Martin, 26, as a “related suspect” on charges of assault with a deadly weapon and being a convict carrying a loaded gun. Detectives and SWAT team members found one handgun during searches of three homes in the area.

The arrest came as the six victims killed were identified in the shooting that occurred Sunday at about 2 a.m. as bars were closing and patrons filled the streets near the state Capitol.

The Sacramento County coroner identified the three women killed as Johntaya Alexander, 21; Melinda Davis, 57; and Yamile Martinez-Andrade, 21. The three men killed were Sergio Harris, 38; Joshua Hoye-Lucchesi, 32; and Devazia Turner, 29.

The burst of rapid-fire gunshots sent people running in terror in the neighborhood just a few blocks from Golden One Arena, where the NBA’s Sacramento Kings held a moment of silence for the victims before their game Sunday night.

Detectives were trying to determine if a stolen handgun found at the crime scene was connected to the shooting, Police Chief Kathy Lester said. She pleaded with the public to share videos and other evidence that could lead to the killers.

“The scale of violence that just happened in our city is unprecedented during my 27 years here,” Lester told reporters during a news conference at police headquarters. “We are shocked and heartbroken by this tragedy.”

Martin was not arrested for any homicide-related charge, District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert said.

“The investigation is highly complex involving many witnesses, videos of numerous types and significant physical evidence,” Schubert said in a statement. “This is an ongoing investigation and we anticipate more arrests in this case.”

He was held without bail and was scheduled to appear in Sacramento Superior Court on Tuesday, according to jail records. His criminal record was not disclosed but records showed he was also wanted on a misdemeanor warrant by the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department in Southern California.