Two brothers suspected in the shooting that left six dead and twelve injured last weekend in Sacramento, California, were in the hands of the police on Tuesday. According to the investigators, the two young people were in particular in possession of prohibited firearms.
One of the brothers was among 12 people hospitalized following being injured in the shooting, which occurred early Sunday morning in downtown Sacramento. The drama might have been triggered by a fight at the closing of a nightclub.
The 27-year-old man, under police surveillance in hospital where he is being treated for “serious” injuries, is suspected of having been in possession of a “submachine gun”. More than a hundred casings were found at the scene of the tragedy by the investigators.
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He is the brother of a 26-year-old man arrested on Monday for assault and unlawful possession of a firearm. A third man, found in possession of a firearm shortly following the shooting, was also apprehended.
At this stage of the investigation, the police have not specified the circumstances in which this violence broke out, in particular whether the shooting was aimed at specific individuals or whether the perpetrators had opened fire at random.
The tragedy occurred around 2 a.m. Sunday morning in downtown Sacramento, the time when the many bars and nightclubs in this bustling neighborhood close their doors. A video circulating on social media appears to show a fight in the street involving several people, followed by a series of detonations and individuals running.
Shootings in public places are common in the United States, whether in schools, shopping malls or supermarkets. According to the Small Arms Survey program, there were 393 million guns in the United States in 2017, more than people.
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