Patel confirms FBI has arrested ABC Sacramento shooting suspect

FBI Director Kash Patel on Monday confirmed that his bureau has arrested the suspect in a shooting case at an ABC 10 news station in California last week.

The suspect has been identified as 64-year-old Anibal Hernandez Santana, who was arrested on probable cause for violating federal statute 47 of USC 333. No one was injured in the shooting, but the building was occupied at the time.

"The FBI has taken into custody the suspect linked to the shooting into ABC10’s Sacramento station lobby under a federal hold for interference with licensed broadcasts," Patel posted on X. "Targeted acts of violence are unacceptable and will be pursued to the fullest extent of the law."

Hernandez Santana was arrested by police on Friday night but posted bail and was released on Saturday, according to local news station KCRA. He was booked on charges that include assault with a deadly weapon, shooting into an occupied building and negligent discharge of a firearm.

No motive has been released so far but it occurred after a protest was held at the studio in objection to ABC pulling late night host Jimmy Kimmel's show off the air. The network has since allowed the show to return and the first episode will air Tuesday.

The suspect is set to appear in federal court on Monday and at the Sacramento Superior Court on Tuesday at 3 p.m. local time.

Misty Severi is a news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.