Sacramento police have arrested Anibal Hernandez-Santana, 64, in connection to a drive-by capturing at an ABC affiliate within the metropolis.
Hernandez-Santanta was taken into custody Saturday morning and charged with assault with a lethal weapon, negligent discharge of a firearm and capturing into an occupied constructing.
“Due to the immediate and diligent work of our responding officers and investigators, the suspect automobile was recognized, main officers to a residence within the 5400 block of Carlson Drive,” the Sacramento Police Division stated in a press release shared on social media.
“The motive stays beneath investigation, and we wish to thank the FBI for offering assets in assist of this investigation,” the division added.
A number of information reviews point out Hernandez-Santanta is presently being held on $200,000 bail. The Sacramento Police Division didn’t instantly reply to TheWrap’s request for commment.
Hernandez-Santana is accused of firing photographs on the station’s headquarters round 1:30 p.m. Friday. Although the constructing was occupied, nobody was damage.
Sacramento information station KCR3 shared a press release from Tegna, the guardian firm of ABC10: “We will verify that photographs had been fired into our station at KXTV earlier right now. Whereas particulars are nonetheless restricted, importantly all of our workers are secure and unhurt. We’re absolutely cooperating with legislation enforcement and have taken extra measures to make sure the continued security of our workers.”
The workplace of California Gov. Gavin Newsom additionally issued a press release on social media: “The Governor has been briefed on reviews of a capturing at a neighborhood ABC affiliate in Sacramento. Whereas no accidents have been reported, any act of violence towards journalists is an assault on our democracy itself and have to be condemned within the strongest phrases. We stand with reporters and workers who work every single day to maintain communities knowledgeable and secure!”
