Three shots were fired into a window at the ABC affiliate in Sacramento on Friday, a day after a protest was held outside the station over Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension.

Anibal Hernandez-Santana, 64, was later arrested on charges of assault with a deadly weapon, negligent discharge of a firearm, and shooting into an occupied building.

“The motive remains under investigation, and we would like to thank the FBI for providing resources in support of this investigation,” a Sacramento Police Department spokesperson said in a statement early Saturday.

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The shots were fired around 1:30 p.m. at the station headquarters at 400 Broadway. The building was occupied at the time, but no one was hurt.

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Police were able to identify a suspect vehicle, which led them to a residence in the 5400 block of Carlson Drive, in the River Park neighborhood east of downtown. Hernandez-Santana was booked into the Sacramento County Main Jail.

According to jail records, he is being held on $200,000 bail and is due to appear in court on Tuesday afternoon.

Hernandez-Santana is a former health policy analyst for the California Rural Indian Health Board. In 2019, he sued the non-profit group for discrimination and retaliation, alleging that he was terminated after being denied time off to care for his disabled son.

According to the complaint, Hernandez-Santana’s job involved tracking state legislation and assisting with Affordable Care Act implementation. When Hernandez-Santana was fired in 2018, he got into a verbal confrontation with his supervisors, who ultimately called the police, according to the complaint. The suit was withdrawn in 2020.

A LinkedIn account matching that name indicates he previously was a legislative director for the California Federation of Teachers, and is now retired and engaged in “full time parenting.”

An X account matching that profile contains a steady stream of anti-Trump commentary.

“The authoritarian oligarchy is now complete,” the account posted in July. “CBS+ caving, big law firms in DC, the subservients FBI and AG, university presidents stepping down, fan boys SCOTUS, public radio, ICE goons. We are going to have to ‘fight like hell’. Rules don’t apply if election was stolen. FIGHT!”

On Thursday, the account posted: “Where is a good heart attack when we need it the most?? Please Join in my thoughts and prayers for the physical demise of our fearful leader.”

Hernandez-Santana studied regional and city planning at UC Berkeley and law at UC Law San Francisco, according to a Facebook profile matching the other social media accounts.

About 15 protesters demonstrated outside the station on Thursday, the Sacramento Bee reported. The affiliate, ABC10 (KXTV), is owned by Tegna, which is currently seeking to be acquired by Nexstar.

“We can confirm that shots were fired into our station at KXTV earlier today,” said Molly McMahon, a Tegna spokesperson. “While details are still limited, importantly all of our employees are safe and unharmed. We are fully cooperating with law enforcement and have taken additional measures to ensure the continued safety of our employees.”

ABC10 covered the protest at its offices on Thursday, noting that it is not owned by ABC. The protesters objected to ABC’s decision to pull “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” calling it an infringement of free speech.

The show has been off the air since Wednesday, when FCC Chairman Brendan Carr threatened to go after local stations for Kimmel’s remarks on Charlie Kirk’s killer. Kimmel said in his monologue on Monday that the “MAGA gang” was “desperately” trying to distance itself from the suspect, implying that Kirk’s killer was on the right. Conservatives reacted strongly to that, noting evidence and statements that in fact the suspect held leftist ideology.

Kimmel fans have also protested in New York and at the El Capitan Theater in Los Angeles, where the show is taped.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom was briefed on the ABC10 shooting on Friday, his press office said on X.

“While no injuries have been reported, any act of violence toward journalists is an attack on our democracy itself and must be condemned in the strongest terms,” the governor’s office said. “We stand with reporters and staff who work every day to keep communities informed and safe!”

Updated with information about the arrest.