Suspect in Sunday’s Sacramento shooting did time in AZ prison
A man arrested in connection with a Sacramento shooting that left six dead and dozens injured on Sunday had previously spent 18 months in an Arizona prison, documents show.
The six were killed and others injured as more than 100 rounds of ammunition were fired into the crowd of patrons leaving bars around 2 a.m. in downtown Sacramento.
Sacramento police announced the arrest of Dandrae Martin, 26, on Monday as a “related suspect” on assault with a deadly weapon and illegal firearm possession, the Associated Press reported.
Maricopa County Court documents obtained by The Arizona Republic show Martin was charged in a 2016 aggravated felony assault on a woman he was in a relationship with, whose children were present.
Documents show Martin pled guilty to choking, kicking and punching the victim.
Martin spent 18 months in an Arizona prison after violating the terms of his probation of the 2016 assault charge and another 2018 marijuana conviction. Martin was released in 2020.
Seven people injured at the scene of the shooting were released from the hospital by Monday, the Associated Press reported, while 4 others remained in critical condition.
Sunday’s violence was the third time this year in the U.S. at least six people were killed in a mass shooting, according to a database compiled by The Associated Press, USA Today and Northeastern University.
Two others arrested
Sacramento police announced a third arrest Tuesday. Authorities say Daviyonne Dawson, 31, was caught on camera wielding a firearm after the shooting, though police do not believe the weapon was used in the shootout. He was taken into custody late Monday and faces a charge of being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm, Sacramento police said.
Earlier Tuesday, authorities said Smiley Martin, 27, would face charges in the shooting. He was one of the 12 people found injured at the scene and was “quickly identified as a person of interest,” the Sacramento Police Department said in a statement. A law enforcement official, who was briefed on the investigation but could not discuss the details publicly, told The Associated Press that Martin had taken a live video on Facebook hours before the shooting and brandished a handgun. Investigators are working to determine whether the weapon was used in the shooting.
Martin was arrested Tuesday on charges of possession of a firearm by a prohibited person and possession of a machine gun.
Smiley Martin and Dandrae Martin are brothers.