Photos: Gun used in Sacramento mass shooting was converted to fully automatic weapon

Times Photography Staff
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Penelope Scott holds her head in her hands as pauses for a moment as she talks about her son, De'vazia Turner, one of the victims killed in a mass shooting, during an interview with The Associate Press in Elk Grove, Calif., Monday, April 4, 2022. Multiple people were killed and injured in the shooting a day earlier. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
Penelope Scott weeps while talking about her son, De'vazia Turner, who was killed in Sunday's mass shooting. (Rich Pedroncelli / Associated Press)

A stolen firearm used in the mass shooting in Sacramento on Sunday was converted to be used as a fully automatic weapon, police said.

Authorities did not offer more details about the weapon, but some handguns can be modified to fire like a machine gun.

There had been suspicion that an automatic weapon was used in the shooting because video of the incident recorded rapid gunfire. The shooting left six people dead and a dozen more wounded.

Officials estimate at least 100 shots were fired.

Elexus Harris, left, whose brother Sergio Harris was killed in Sunday's mass shooting, helps light candles on a sidewalk
Elexus Harris, left, whose brother Sergio Harris was among those killed in Sunday's mass shooting, helps light candles at a vigil in downtown Sacramento on Monday. (Anita Chabria / Los Angeles Times)
Two women hug at the scene of Sunday's shooting
Two women hug at the scene hours after Sunday's mass shooting in Sacramento. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group via AP)
People attend a candlelight vigil for victims of a fatal shooting
People attend a candlelight vigil Monday night at Sacramento's Ali Youssefi Square for people killed in Sunday's mass shooting. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group via AP)
Gabrielle Knox, 9, of Sacramento, holds a candle during a vigil at Ali Youssefi Square in Sacramento
Gabrielle Knox, 9, of Sacramento holds a candle during a vigil at Ali Youssefi Square on Monday night for victims of mass shooting. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group via AP)
Two women console each other
Leticia Harris, left, the wife of shooting victim Sergio Harris, and Pamela Harris, his mother, console each other after learning of his death. (Rich Pedroncelli / Associated Press)
A man standing in front of video cameras speaks to journalists
Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg, center, talks to the media about the mass shooting on Sunday. (Rich Pedroncelli / Associated Press)
Sacramento police officers stand with two civilians next to a patrol car
Frank Turner, center, turns away after Sacramento police refused to allow him to look for his son, whom he believed was among the victims, at the scene of Sunday's shooting. (Rich Pedroncelli / Associated Press)
A sheet is held up to block from view the transfer the body of a victim into a coroner's van
A sheet is used to block from view the transfer of the body of one of victims of Sunday's mass shooting into a coroner's van. (Rich Pedroncelli / Associated Press)
A person bends over to take photos of evidence markers scattered around a street and sidewalk
A crime scene investigator photographs evidence markers at the scene of the mass shooting in Sacramento. (Rich Pedroncelli / Associated Press)
Authorities search the area of Sunday's shooting
Authorities search the area of Sunday's mass shooting in Sacramento. (Rich Pedroncelli / Associated Press)
Investigators search for evidence at the scene of Sunday's mass shooting in Sacramento.
Investigators search for evidence at the scene of Sunday's mass shooting in Sacramento. (Rich Pedroncelli / Associated Press)
First responders walk near the scene of Sunday's mass shooting
First responders walk near the scene of Sunday's mass shooting. (Rich Pedroncelli / Associated Press)

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