- Jackson Pinney, 30, is suspected of making threats to California’s state Capitol officials consider credible
- California’s Assembly was forced to cut its session short to evacuate the state Capitol building in Sacramento
- The California Highway Patrol has not shared details of the threats made against the government building in Sacramento
A man suspected of making “credible threats” against California’s Capitol after shooting a gun from his vehicle and lodging bullets in the wall of a hospital and commercial building in the suburbs of Sacramento was arrested Thursday afternoon, authorities said.
The Roseville Police Department said the man will be booked into county jail on charges of attempted homicide, assault with a firearm, shooting from a moving vehicle and shooting at an inhabited dwelling. The police department and the California Highway Patrol, which was investigating the threats to the Capitol, named 30-year-old Jackson Pinney, 30, as the suspect. It wasn’t clear if Pinney had an attorney to speak on his behalf.
No one was injured in the shootings, authorities said.
CALIFORNIA LAWMAKERS FORCED TO CANCEL SESSION DUE TO CREDIBLE THREAT
CHP did not immediately comment on the arrest and have not detailed the substance of the threat against the Capitol.
The threat forced California’s Assembly to cancel its Thursday session. Senators evacuated to work in a new location. The Capitol remained open much of the morning, allowing people to gather on the outdoor grounds and take tours inside the historic building, but for part of the afternoon a sign on the door said the building was temporarily closed to the public.
The two prior shootings were in Roseville and Citrus Heights, two cities northeast of Sacramento.
Police in Roseville and Citrus Heights said they responded late Wednesday to reports of someone shooting a gun from a vehicle while driving through the cities. Bullets struck two buildings in Citrus Heights and a hospital in Roseville, police said.
The two…
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