Sacramento Police said that at least 5 shooters fired guns during Sacramento mass shooting
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KION-TV) UPDATE APRIL 6, 2022 at 11:57 a.m.-- Sacramento Police said that at least five shooters, potentially more, and two groups were involved in the mass shooting that killed six people in Sacramento Sunday morning.
Police also note that, while they cannot elaborate on any gang affiliations of the suspects involved, investigators say “gangs and gang violence are inseparable from the events that drove these shootings."
Investigators are still trying to identify the shooters and the weapons involved.
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Sacramento Police said they arrested a third suspect in relation to the mass shooting in the downtown Sacramento area that left six people dead.
Police identified Daviyonne Dawson, 31, "who was seen carrying a gun in the immediate aftermath of the shooting."
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Dawson was arrested on a charge of being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm.
Police said that Dawson is not being charged with crimes related to the shooting because detectives don't believe the gun was fired in the shooting.
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Police arrested 26-year-old Dandrae Martin and 27-year-old Smiley Martin in the shooting investigation.
