Published On: Sun, Jun 9th, 2024

Sacramento mass shooting suspect dies in jail cell, police and attorney say



A suspect who was being held in a California jail on charges connected to a 2022 mass shooting in the state capital died in his cell Saturday, according to police and his attorney.

The 29-year-old male inmate died while in custody at the Sacramento County Main Jail around 2:15 a.m., the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement posted on social media.

Public defender Norman Dawson told NBC News he was informed of his client Martin Smiley’s death on Saturday morning. Smiley was…



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