Sacramento police confirmed three gunshots were fired at a local ABC station on Sept. 19th amid nationwide outrage at the network’s decision to suspend “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”
At least three bullets struck the ABC10 television station with one hitting the lobby window shortly around 1:30 p.m. local time, Sacramento Police Department Public Information Officer Anthony Gamble confirmed at a news conference. There were no injuries despite the building being occupied at the time, according to Gamble.
A 64-year-old Sacramento man, Anibal Hernandez Santana, was arrested and charged with assault with a deadly weapon, shooting into an occupied building and negligent discharge of a firearm, SPD confirmed on X early Saturday, Sept 20. He has been booked into the Sacramento County Main Jail.
Demonstrators protested outside the TV station to condemn ABC’s announcement that Jimmy Kimmel’s late night talk show would be “pre-empted indefinitely.” The suspension followed outrage over comments the Emmy-winning comedian made about the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Nexstar Media announced it would not air episodes of Kimmel’s show across its ABC affiliate stations and Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr seemingly threatened the network, Disney and Kimmel during commentator Benny Johnson’s YouTube show.