Officials increasingly believe the mass shooting in downtown Sacramento, Calif. was a gang-related dispute.
The Associated PressBrittanie Cooper lights candles at a makeshift memorial for shooting victims, in Sacramento, Calif., on Tuesday.
Six people were killed in the bloodshed and 12 were wounded. The injured include two brothers who have been taken into custody in connection with the massacre.At least two people remain hospitalized with gunshot wounds. Authorities credited evidence and tips provided by the public with their break in the investigation.on suspicion of possession of a firearm by a prohibited person and possession of a machine gun.
Martin and his brother Dandrae were among those wounded when gunfire erupted about a block from the state Capitol at about 2 a.m. local time Sunday as bars closed and patrons filled the streets. More than 100 shots were unleashed in rapid-fire succession as hundreds of people scrambled for safety. Investigators were trying to determine if a street fight outside a nightclub may have sparked the shooting.
Ten people were wounded in addition to the Martin brothers. Smiley Martin remained hospitalized and will be booked on the charges when his condition improves enough for him to be jailed, a police statement said.as a "related suspect" on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon and being a convict carrying a loaded gun. He made a brief appearance on the gun possession charge Tuesday in Sacramento Superior Court.
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