A police statement on Tuesday said Smiley Martin, 27, was critically injured in the shooting on Sunday morning and was still in hospital, but would be jailed if he was ready to be jailed. He faces charges of possession of a firearm by an unauthorized person and possession of a firearm.
Police said Martin was the brother of the first suspect, Danrae Martin, 26. No one is accused of murder.
More than 100 shots were fired Sunday morning in the city of Sacramento, which caused quite a stir as hundreds tried to reach a safe haven. A day later, police announced the arrest of Danrae Martin as a "related suspect" on charges of assault with a firearm and possession of a firearm with a firearm. He is scheduled to appear in court on Tuesday.
Detectives and members of the Swat group found one firearm during a search of three homes. Three and three women killed were identified on Monday.
Sacramento investigator identified the women killed as Johnntaya Alexander, 21; Melinda Davis, 57; and Yamile Martinez-Andrade, 21. The three men were Sergio Harris, 38; Joshua Hoye-Lucchesi, 32; and De’vazia Turner, 29.
The shooting took place around 2am when bars were closed and supporters filled the streets near state headquarters. Among the dead were a father of four, a young woman who wanted to be a social worker, a man who was described as a party figure and a woman who lived on nearby streets looking for housing.
The mayor of Sacramento, Darrell Steinberg, read their names during a vigil on Monday evening attended by grieving relatives, friends and community members.
"So we come together here to remember the victims and to commit ourselves to doing everything we can to eradicate the scourge of violence, not just in our community but in the whole province, nationally and internationally," Steinberg said.
Turner, who had three daughters and a son, was a "protector" who worked as a night manager at a founding company, whose mother, Penelope Scott, told the Associated Press. He rarely went out, and he had no reason to believe he would be in danger when he left his house after his visit on Saturday night.
“My son was walking down the street when a gunman opened fire. Why did that happen? "Scott said." I feel like I have a hole in my heart. "
Police are investigating whether the shooting was linked to a street fight. A few people could not be seen in the videos fighting in the line of high-rise hotel, nightclubs and bars as gunfire scattered people.
The district attorney, Anne Marie Schubert, noted that Martin was not arrested on suspicion of murder, but suggested that investigators improve.
"The investigation is very complex involving many witnesses, videos of various kinds and physical evidence," Schubert said in a statement. "This is an ongoing investigation and we expect more arrests in this case."
Martin was released from Arizona prison in 2020 after serving just over a year and a half for breach of probation in various cases involving conviction for assault in 2016 and marijuana use in 2018. Court records show that he admitted his guilt. beating, kicking and strangling a woman in a hotel room when she refused to work for him as a prostitute.
It is unclear whether Martin has a lawyer to represent him.
Of the 12 injured, at least four were seriously injured, firefighters said in Sacramento. At least seven had been released from hospitals on Monday.
The California regional conference held a moment of silence Monday to honor the victims. Kevin McCarty, a Democrat representing Sacramento, said lawmakers could see the crime scene on the balcony of the building.
"The tragedy is too small to describe what happened in the last two nights as the tragic loss of our city," McCarty said.