The most mass shooting in the history of Sacramento: one suspect was arrested, the second is sought

Sacramento police have arrested one of the alleged shooters, 26-year-old Dandra Martin, who may have been involved in the shooting in the Sacramento entertainment district, which left 6 people dead and 12 injured. Police are still looking for at least one gunman, reports NBC.

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Less than two blocks from California State Capitol Park, flowers, candles and stuffed animals dot the sidewalks in downtown, where six people were killed and 3 injured in a mass shooting early on April 12.
Friends and families gathered to pay tribute to their loved ones hours after authorities announced an arrest in connection with the fatal shooting.

“This is not normal,” Patricia Powell said through her sobs.

Her brother, 29-year-old DeVazia Turner, was relaxing Saturday night with friends and his cousin Sergio Harris at a nearby London nightclub before he was murdered. Harris, 38, was also killed.

Turner's father, Frank Turner, shook his head as the family tried to console Powell. He said his son was a devoted father of four with a "cheerful" personality that lit up any room he entered.

“His whole life revolved around his children,” Turner said, standing near where his son was shot. “He was a real family man.” His passion is his children."

The Turner children, aged 10 to 3, live with Frank Turner, who said they were too young to fully comprehend the tragedy.

“They cry for dad. They're screaming for their daddy," Frank Turner said.

“He was a very funny person,” Turner said. “He brought a smile to your face.” You just loved being around him.”

Sergio Harris was the father of two girls and a boy, reports BuzzFeed. He was a landscape designer and loved his cars, shoes and champagne, his family told reporters.

This is Sergio. He is one of the 6 victims in the mass shooting in Downtown #Sacramento. He was a father and married. His family gave me this picture as they are gathered outside the scene. @ABC10 #massshooting pic.twitter.com/h1hIGs6pE9

— Madison Wade (@madisoncwade) April 3, 2022

The Sacramento County coroner's office identified four other victims as Joshua Hoye-Lucchesi, 32; Dzhontaya Alexander, 21 years old; Yamile Martinez-Andrade, 21; and Melinda Davis, 57, a homeless resident of a nearby park.

Jontaya Alexander worked as a cashier at Smart and Final and aspired to be a social worker, said her father, John Alexander.

“She was a beautiful young woman who was just beginning to experience life,” he said.

The 21-year-old was with her sister when she was killed, her father told reporters. Yamila Martínez-Andrade, also 21, worked in landscape design with her brother, her mother said. Martinez-Andrade traveled to Sacramento from Selma to attend a Tyler, the Creator concert at the Golden 1 Center on April 2nd.

JUST IN: 21-year-old Yamile Martinez Andrade from Selma has been identified as one of the people killed in this weekend's mass shooting in Sacramento. She'd gone there for a concert. Her mom tells me she last heard from her when she got to the venue. Praying for her family ❤️??❤️ pic.twitter.com/kKRwFAfhKA

— Liz Gonzalez (@LizKMPH) April 4, 2022

“She loved going to concerts,” Teresa Andrade said. “It was her way of having fun.”

The last time Andrade heard from her daughter was on the evening of April 2, when she and her friend took their seats in the Sacramento arena.

“I never wanted kids and I said if I was to have a kid, I just wanted a boy and I was blessed with a boy,” said Sherilyn Hoye after her son's death.

Joshua Hoye-Lucchesi, 32, is one of six killed in Sunday's mass shooting. pic.twitter.com/1Tp5qYE1HL

—Maricela De La Cruz (@MaricelaDLCKCRA) April 4, 2022

Melinda Davis, the oldest victim at 57, was found to be homeless and was known to have slept in the doors of businesses near where the shooting broke out. Sean Peter, a Downtown Sacramento Partnership worker, said officials helped Davis find housing before the coronavirus pandemic, but she recently moved back to 10th Street.

Peter described her as "an eccentric person" and "a very cheeky lady". According to the newspaper, a bouquet of purple roses was placed on the sidewalk in front of one of the nightclubs where she often slept with a note that said, "Rest in peace Melinda."

“That was her place,” Peter said. “It was her world, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.”

Survivors have injuries ranging from minor to critical.

Authorities issued search warrants for three residences in which at least one handgun was found as part of the investigation, police said.

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The shooting took place in a busy city center. Investigators believe that several shooters opened fire after a major fight.

According to the police, during the preliminary processing of the scene, investigators identified at least three buildings and three cars that were fired upon. Investigators seized more than 100 shell casings.

More than 100 video or photo files were provided to investigators through the Community Evidence Portal. The Sacramento County District Attorney's Office will review all evidence to file appropriate charges, police said.

According to online records from the sheriff's office, Martin was jailed in Sacramento County on two felony counts of assault with a deadly weapon and that he was convicted of carrying a loaded firearm.

Martin also has an outstanding warrant from the Riverside County Sheriff's Department. He is due to appear in court on April 5 afternoon, prison records say.

Martin pleaded guilty in October 2014 to domestic violence charges, according to a spokesman for the Riverside County District Attorney's office. Martin was sentenced to 30 days in jail and 36 months of probation. According to the representative, he violated two probationary periods, and in October 2015 a $5000 court order was issued.

Sacramento Police Chief Cathy Lester said officers near the scene heard gunfire around 2 a.m.

According to Lester, at least one city video camera recorded the violence.

“The scale of violence that has just happened in our city is unprecedented in my 27 years with the Sacramento Police Department,” Lester said.

President Joe Biden called on Congress to take further action to combat gun violence.

“Today, America once again mourns another community devastated by gun violence,” he said in an April 3 statement. “But we must do more than mourn; we must act."

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Mayor Darrell Steinberg called the shooting "a senseless and unacceptable tragedy."

“Can't we have a healthy discussion - on the one hand, people who want to use firearms for sport or for hunting or, you know, for reasonable self-defense, but on the other hand, we say that for rapid-fire weapons there absolutely should not be places,” Steinberg said. “I mean, can we get this balance?” Can we make that distinction?”

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