Sacramento 'gunman' brandishes handgun in Facebook live hours before opening 'fire with machine gun': Suspect is in custody along with his younger brother and one other man for wild shooting

At least 6 people are killed and 10 wounded after gunman with automatic rifle opens fire from car as bars let out in Sacramento

One of the men arrested for shooting dead six people in a wild gunfight in Sacramento on Sunday filmed himself on Facebook live brandishing a weapon hours before allegedly opening fire. 

Smiley Martin, 27, appears in the video holding a black handgun which he pointed towards the camera. One of the guns used in the shooting was a stolen handgun, according to police.

He says little throughout the 38-second clip but other men can be heard in the background. Law enforcement wiped the video from his Facebook account after his arrest on Tuesday.

After he posted, a wild shooting spree broke out on the corner of 10th Street and K Street in Sacramento as bars and nightclubs let out for the night. 

Witnesses described shooters firing indiscriminately at one another from cars and men running away from the scene with weapons in their hands.

Smiley Martin, 27, appears in the video holding a black handgun which he pointed towards the camera. He says little throughout the 38-second clip but other men can be heard in the background. Law enforcement wiped the video from his Facebook account after his arrest on Tuesday

Smiley showed off his belt and jeans sunken beneath his backside in the brief video clip

Martin, 27, is shown (left) in a social media photograph and (right) in his mugshot. Martin was among those injured. He was taken to the hospital but was arrested on Tuesday but has now been booked into the Sacramento County Jail

'Based on information developed during this investigation, Smiley Martin was taken into custody by Sacramento Police Department detectives on April 5, 2022.

'Once Smiley Martin's medical care has been completed and he is determined to be fit for incarceration, he will be booked at the Sacramento County Main Jail for possession of a firearm by a prohibited person and possession of a machine gun.' 

Police are still asking for photos and videos from the public. Since Sunday, officers say they have received more than 170 pieces of evidence. 

In a statement on Monday, Schubert said she believes more people will be taken into custody. 

She emphasized the fact that no one has been charged with murder or manslaughter. 'The investigation is highly complex involving many witnesses, videos of numerous types and significant physical evidence. 

'This is an ongoing investigation and we anticipate more arrests in this case,' she said. 

Melinda Davis, 57, was sleeping rough in the center of the Californian state capital, and was among those who died in Sunday's shooting in downtown Sacramento

Joshua Hoye-Lucchesi, 32, and Johntaya 'Jojo' Alexander 

Sergio Harris, left, and DeVazia Turner, right, have been named as two of the six people killed during a mass shooting outside a Sacramento bar in the early hours of Sunday 

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Six people were killed and ten injured in a mass shooting in California's capital city early Sunday morning as a gunman with an automatic rifle opened fired on a group of revelers fighting outside a bar.

Sacramento police said shots rang out near 10th and J Streets, about two blocks from the capitol building, around 2am, prompting officers to rush to the scene.

When police arrived to the area, known for its strip of nightclubs and bars, they found a large group gathered and six dead in the street. Ten other victims were transported to area hospitals by ambulance and private vehicles. Their conditions remain unknown. 

Police Chief Kathy Lester, noting the investigation is still 'very preliminary,' said it is unclear if the victims were deliberately targeted, The Sacramento Bee reported. 

Lester, calling the shooting 'a really tragic, unfortunate situation,' said the 'complex is now secure' but the gunman remains at large. She has asked for the public's help in identifying the suspect or suspects responsible for the tragedy. 

'We are asking for the public's help,' she said. 'If anyone saw anything, has video or can provide any information to the police department, we are asking for their assistance.' 

At least six people were killed and ten injured after shots rang out in California's capital city early Sunday morning, Sacramento police confirmed

Sacramento police said shots rang out near 10th and J Streets, about two blocks from the capitol building, around 2am. A gunman with an automatic rifle opened fired on a group of revelers fighting outside a bar

Police said the investigation is still 'very preliminary' and it is unclear if the victims were deliberately targete

Police work the scene on the corner of 10th and L street of a shooting that occurred in the early morning hours on April 3, 2022 in Sacramento

Public Safety News, an independent media agency that responded to the scene, reported that shots were fired around 2am, shortly after last call for bars in the area. 

There are 'victims all over the corner,' a PSN journalist said in a Facebook live report. 

Witnesses reported seeing a person in a car pull out an automatic weapon and begin shooting into a crowd gathered outside the El Santo Restaurant & Ultralounge. 

Multiple ambulances responded to the scene as paramedics provided CPR and other treatment to victims on the sidewalks while authorities ushered crowds of people to safety.

Leticia Fields-Harris, who believes her husband Sergio Harris, 38, died in the mass shooting is seen crying near at the crime scene on Sunday morning

Family members of victims are seen embracing each other at the scene of Sunday's mass shooting

The shooting took place in the area of 10th and J Streets, not far from the state capitol building

At least two videos circulating on social media captured sounds of shots fired.

Bystanders told California-based reporter Malik Earnest they heard more than fifty shots ring out before the gunman's vehicle screeched away from the chaotic scene.

One of the videos shows multiple people fighting on the sidewalk as rapid gunfire strikes, prompting people to run through the streets. 

Berry Accius, of Sacramento's Voice of the Youth, told KXTV he arrived to the 'chaotic' scene around 2.30am. 

Police officials investigate the scene dotted with bullet casings after a mass shooting in downtown Sacramento

Witnesses reported seeing a person in a car pull out an automatic weapon and begin shooting into a crowd gathered outside the El Santo Restaurant & Ultralounge 

A gunman with an automatic rifle opened fired on a group of revelers fighting outside a bar

A police vehicle is seen after an early-morning shooting in a stretch of the downtown near the Golden 1 Center arena in Sacramento

Six killed after gunman with rifle opens fire in Sacramento