Suspect accused of firing into Sacramento lobby left notes citing politics and Trump allies, court documents show
A man accused of shooting up an ABC affiliate station in Sacramento, California, on Friday may have been motivated by the network’s suspension of talkshow host Jimmy Kimmel, prosecutors say.
There’s “circumstantial evidence” that Anibal Hernandez Santana, 64, had “a political motive behind” the shooting, Sacramento county district attorney Thien Ho said. “There are some indications here that the motive behind the shooting of the ABC news station was political in kind,” Ho remarked.
The county prosecutor noted that Hernandez allegedly “chose a very particular target”, and said that given “notes that he left behind” along with Kimmel’s temporary suspension, “there’s circumstantial evidence there to show that this was a politically motivated crime by this individual”.
The statement came as Kimmel was due to return to his late-night TV hosting slot Tuesday, though Sinclair, which owns numerous ABC broadcast affiliates, said it will not carry the show.
