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SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Authorities say a man shot and killed his three children, one other person and then turned the gun on himself at a church in Sacramento on Monday, the sheriff's office confirmed.
Officials said law enforcement officers swarmed an Arden-Arcade neighborhood around 5 p.m. after reports of gunfire. Deputies responded to the house of worship, known as The Church, where they found five people dead.
The victims included three girls ages 9, 10 and 13, officials said. The identity of the other victim wasn't immediately known.
The sheriff's office said the shooter, who is unidentified, had a restraining order against him. An official said he was estranged from the kids' mother. Officials said the shooter was 39 years old. Sacramento County Sheriff Scott Jones said investigators believe the shooting happened during a supervised visit with the children, and the fourth victim, an adult, was the chaperone.
Runningdawg
(4,496 posts)BlackSkimmer
(51,308 posts)Runningdawg
(4,496 posts)Glad it's out there but you have to admit, they don't cover 1/2 the mass shootings anymore.
BlackSkimmer
(51,308 posts)It wasnt your typical mass shooting. It was a domestic violence situation.