SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — One suspect has been arrested in Sacramento’s deadly mass shooting,
26-year-old Dandrae Martin, who he’s been booked into the Sacramento
County Main Jail and faces multiple charges but none of them are for
murder.
The arrest of the first suspect in the shooting prompted the need for more answers from community activists like Berry Accius.
“I
think the right narrative is important because you don’t want
retaliation,” Accius said. “You want to first put the family at ease,
and then you want to put the city at ease.”
Police say Martin is
one of the shooters involved. Investigators are not sure if he allegedly
shot first or shot back after someone else opened fire. Martin was
arrested for assault and illegal firearm possession after a crime
Sacramento County’s district attorney is just beginning to analyze.
“It’s a big incident, there’s no question,” said District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert.
A
family member of Martin who did not want to be identified told CBS13
she is “sad and troubled” and calls the shooting tragic. She also hopes
that Martin is not connected to the shooting in the way police believe
he is.
A social media post, dated after the shooting Sunday, on a
profile matching Martin’s description and name, said “SMH I’m hit.”
Several in the comments asked if he was OK. He never responded. Another
post showed him on a different day posing with a gun in his hand.
“Some
of these guys boast so much about what they want to do and how they are
going to do it and tell on themselves,” explained Accius.
READ MORE: Sacramento Shooting Updates: Police Arrest Second SuspectCourt records in California and Arizona shed more light on Martin’s criminal history.
In
2014, he pleaded guilty to domestic violence in Riverside County,
serving 30 days in jail and community service. In Arizona in 2016, he
was charged with felony aggravated assault and domestic violence and
sentenced to two and a half years.
In 2018, he was charged again
with domestic violence, misdemeanor criminal damage and a felony
marijuana violation. In 2019, he was found guilty of violating his
probation.
“It’s probably more complex than any other case in
Sacramento history bar the Golden State Killer case,” explained
Sacramento Defense Attorney Jennifer Mouzis.
Mouzis said Martin could face more serious charges connected to the shooting as the case develops.
“[Investigators]
will often do that when they want more time to develop their case,” she
explained. “The early arrest gives some indication that they are not
struggling with a whodunit.”
Mouzis believes investigators and Schubert will take time in how they proceed in the investigation.
“I
think, importantly, because of the loss of life, one or more people may
be eligible for the death penalty using a special circumstance of
multiple murders,” she said. “The police and the DA will be very
cautious and proceed in a way to best capture the evidence because of
the severity of the potential sentence of one or more people.”