Police took the suspect, Smiley Martin, into custody at a local hospital, where doctors did not consider his injuries serious enough to stop the arrest. Martin is the brother of Dandre Martin, 26, who was arrested Sunday as a “related suspect” in the case, police said. Dandre Martin was arrested on suspicion of assault and illegal firearms possession.
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Dandre Martin in court in Sacramento
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The gunfight started in the streets around the Sacramento Kings basketball club sports center, not far from the Capitol, near closing time of the bars. Nothing has been said about the assignment yet. According to local media, an argument in a cafe preceded it.
Police have seized at least one firearm. More than a hundred cartridge cases have been found at the scene of the accident.
Relatives of the victims light candles at the scene of the accident
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