A Sacramento man was arrested early Saturday in reference to what metropolis police described as a drive-by shooting at an area ABC affiliate news station, KXTV, in California’s capital.
Anibal Hernandez Santana, 64, was arrested on costs of assault with a lethal weapon, shooting into an occupied constructing, and negligent discharge of a firearm, Sacramento police told NCS early Saturday morning. He is presently being held on the Sacramento County Main Jail on $200,000 bail, data present. He’s scheduled to seem in court docket on September 23. NCS is working to determine Hernandez Santana’s legal professional.
Authorities are working to find out a motive for the shooting, which occurred Friday afternoon and was reported to police round 1:30 p.m. native time, Sacramento police spokesperson Anthony Gamble mentioned. No one contained in the occupied news station was injured in the shooting, Gamble mentioned.
The shooting got here in the future after protesters gathered on 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 on the time of the shooting on Friday, NCS affiliate KCRA reported.
KXTV, often known as ABC10, is an affiliate of ABC and NCS, however is owned by broadcast media firm Tegna.
Tegna confirmed the shooting in an announcement to NCS.
“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,” Tegna spokesperson Molly McMahon advised NCS.
At least three bullets struck a window of the constructing’s foyer, Gamble mentioned. Investigators have but to find out whether or not the shooter was concentrating on KXTV. The FBI can also be helping the Sacramento Police Department in the investigation, the company advised NCS Saturday.
Police are working to find out whether or not the station has acquired any latest threats, Gamble mentioned. They may even search for digital proof together with surveillance footage, piece collectively a timeline and interview workers 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 put up 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 info 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.