Police identify another suspect in mass Sacramento shooting that killed 6

Tuesday, April 12, 2022
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KGO) -- Police have identified another suspect in a mass shooting in Sacramento that left six people dead and 12 others injured.

Mtula Payton is wanted on a number of felony warrants, including domestic violence and gun charges.

Investigators believe Payton was one of at least five shooters involved in the April 3 incident.

Three others have been charged in connection to the shooting.

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There are also new details Tuesday about one of the men who has already been arrested.

The LA Times reports Smiley Martin was awarded $7,500 from Sacramento County about a month before the shooting.

Martin's lawsuit claimed a jail guard allowed rival gang members to attack him while he was serving time in 2018 on an assault charge.

Martin faces charges of being in possession of a machine gun in connection to this month's shooting.

He, along with 11 other people, was wounded in the violence.

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