Suspect Arrested In Barber Shop Shooting
SACRAMENTO (CBS13/AP) -- Sacramento County Sheriff's detectives have arrested a parolee believed to be involved in the barber shop shooting in South Sacramento on Tuesday that left two people dead and five others wounded.
The Sacramento County Sheriff's Department says 24-year-old Lonnie Orlando Mitchell was taken into custody this morning in Southern California.
Mitchell was described by deputies as armed and dangerous.
Monique Nelson, 30, had just strapped her son into his car seat when she was shot in the chest, and detectives believe she positioned herself to protect her son, Sacramento County Sheriff's Sgt. Tim Curran said.
"She was found with her body over the young child," he said. "So we believe she did hear the gunfire."
A second victim, 20-year-old Marvion Barksdale, also died from injuries suffered in the shootout after being taken to a hospital where he underwent surgery for a chest wound, Curran said. Five other men were injured in the gunfight. All are expected to survive.
Nelson died at the scene, where Metro Fire and sheriff department personnel were seen attempting to entertain the toddler following the shooting. Her child was unharmed and has been reunited with family members, according to authorities.
