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The man accused of opening fire on an ABC affiliate in Sacramento last week might've been motivated in part by that network's suspension of late-night host Jimmy Kimmel , authorities said Monday.

There's “circumstantial evidence” that 64-year-old Anibal Hernandez Santana had "a political motive behind" the Friday shooting, Sacramento County DA Thien Ho told NBC News.

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"So there are some indication here that the motive behind the shooting of the ABC news station was political in kind," the prosecutor said.

"We’re still looking at investigating the case, but he chose a very particular target, and with the notes that he left behind and the target in place and the recent dismissal

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