Sacramento: A father shot dead three of his own children on Monday before changing the gun on himself at the US Church, police said.
The fifth person also died in the shooting in Sacramento, California, although it was not clear whether the person was related to what the police said were domestic incidents.
The three children who died under the age of 15, Sergeant Rod Grassmann from the office of Sheriff Sacramento County told reporters.
At 5:07 this afternoon, we received a call that there was a shooting in the church,” Grassmann said.
We have found now there are adult men, a father who has shot and killed his three children under the age of 15,” he added.
The police said they were not looking for other people involved in the shooting at the Church of Sacramento in the Arcen Arcen Arena in the city.
This is as far as I see, at this time, a kind of incident regarding domestic violence,” Grassmann said.
California Governor Gavin Newsom said the murder “did not make sense” in twitter posts.
Other armed violent acts that do not make sense in America – this time in our backyard. In a church with children inside,” he said.
Really awesome. Our hearts go to the victims, their families and their communities.”
Mass murder involving firearms is a very common general event in the United States.
The LAX pistol law and pressure on the right to carry the arms repeatedly accelerate efforts to clamp the number of circulating weapons, even though the greater control is favored by the majority of Americans.