A man has been arrested by the FBI after authorities say he opened hearth into the foyer of a local Sacramento TV station Friday afternoon, in what metropolis police described as a drive-by shooting.
Even although the constructing was occupied at the time, all staff of KXTV — also referred to as ABC10 — are protected and unhurt after the shooting, in keeping with Tegna, the media firm that owns the station.
KXTV can also be a local affiliate of ABC and NCS.
Hours after the shooting — which was reported at 1:30 p.m. local time Friday — 64-year-old Anibal Hernandez Santana was arrested on expenses of assault with a lethal weapon, shooting into an occupied constructing and negligent discharge of a firearm in connection to the shooting, the Sacramento Police Department mentioned.
He was arrested after a car match led police to a residence, Sacramento police told NCS early Saturday morning. He was held at the Sacramento County Main Jail on $200,000 bail and launched earlier than the tip of the day, data present.
But by the tip of Saturday, Hernandez Santana was arrested once more, this time by the FBI, public affairs officer Gina Swankie informed NCS.
He was arrested on possible trigger of violating federal statute 47 USC 333, which prohibits “willful or malicious” interference with radio communications of any federally licensed station. Swankie mentioned he fired three rounds from a firearm into the constructing’s foyer.
Hernandez Santana is scheduled to look in courtroom on September 22 at 2:00 p.m., Swankie mentioned. NCS has reached out to his legal professional for remark.
Police collect at KXTV, an ABC affiliate, the place pictures had been fired on Friday, September 19, in Sacramento, California. – KCRA
The shooting got here in the future after protesters gathered at the station in response to ABC pulling comic Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night talk show off air “indefinitely” over feedback he made about Charlie Kirk’s assassination, according to KXTV. There had been no protests happening at the time of the shooting on Friday, NCS affiliate KCRA reported.
In an announcement to NCS, Tegna spokesperson Molly McMahon mentioned “while details are still limited, importantly, all of our employees are safe and unharmed. We are fully cooperating with law enforcement and have taken additional measures to ensure the continued safety of our employees.”
Police are working to find out whether or not the station has acquired any current threats, mentioned Anthony Gamble, Sacramento police spokesperson. They can even search for digital proof together with surveillance footage, piece collectively a timeline and interview staff who had been contained in the station.
“It should never be accepted that somebody is going to drive by any type of business, let alone a media partner, and shoot at the building,” Gamble mentioned.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has been briefed on the shooting, his office said in a post on X.
“While no injuries have been reported, any act of violence toward journalists is an attack on our democracy itself and must be condemned in the strongest terms,” the publish learn. “We stand with reporters and staff who work every day to keep communities informed and safe!”
Police are asking the general public to share any data which may be associated to the case. Those who want to stay nameless can submit ideas through Crime Stoppers.
NCS’s Jack Hannah contributed to this report.
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