FBI arrests man accused of shooting at Northern California ABC news station

A man has been arrested by the FBI after government say he opened fire into the lobby of a local Sacramento TV station Friday afternoon in what city police described as a drive-by shooting Related Articles Trump s moves against the media mirror approaches by authoritarian leaders to silence dissent What s up with boys A discussion with Jim Steyer of Common Sense Media What to know about Brendan Carr the head of the Federal Communications Commission Kimmel s suspension is the latest display of Trump s growing power over the US media landscape Trump says he s bringing billion lawsuit against New York Times Even though the building was occupied at the time all employees of KXTV also known as ABC are safe and unharmed after the shooting according to Tegna the media company that owns the station KXTV is also a local affiliate of ABC and CNN Hours after the shooting which was shared at p m local time Friday -year-old Anibal Hernandez Santana was arrested on charges of assault with a deadly weapon shooting into an occupied building and negligent discharge of a firearm in connection to the shooting the Sacramento Police Department declared He was arrested after a truck match led police to a residence Sacramento police reported CNN early Saturday morning He was held at the Sacramento County Main Jail on bail and distributed before the end of the day records show Damage is seen at KXTV an ABC affiliate where shots were reportedly fired on Friday September in Sacramento California But by the end of Saturday Hernandez Santana was arrested again this time by the FBI constituents affairs officer Gina Swankie informed CNN He was arrested on probable cause of violating federal statute USC which prohibits willful or malicious interference with radio communications of any federally licensed station Swankie explained he fired three rounds from a firearm into the building s lobby RELATED Are young people more likely to promotion political violence than older people Hernandez Santana is scheduled to appear in federal court on September at p m Swankie reported His attorney Mark Reichel reported CNN he has yet to receive any evidence from law enforcement related to the matter He has now been charged in federal court as what was alleged originally as a state court level crime has been elevated to a federal crime by the Trump Department of Justice Reichel informed CNN The shooting came one day after protesters gathered at the station in response to ABC pulling comedian Jimmy Kimmel s late-night talk show off air indefinitely over comments he made about Charlie Kirk s assassination according to KXTV There were no protests taking place at the time of the shooting on Friday CNN affiliate KCRA communicated In a declaration to CNN Tegna spokesperson Molly McMahon noted 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 determine whether the station has received any latest threats commented Anthony Gamble Sacramento police spokesperson They will also look for digital evidence including surveillance footage piece together a timeline and interview employees who were inside 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 disclosed California Gov Gavin Newsom has been briefed on the shooting his office explained in a post on X While no injuries have been shared any act of violence toward journalists is an attack on our democracy itself and must be condemned in the strongest terms the post read We stand with reporters and staff who work every day to keep communities informed and safe Police are asking the general to share any information that may be related to the occurrence Those who wish to remain anonymous can submit tips through Crime Stoppers CNN s Jack Hannah contributed to this document The-CNN-Wire Cable News Structure Inc a Warner Bros Discovery Company All rights reserved