This afternoon in Rancho Tehama, California, about 135 miles north of Sacramento, a gunman killed several people at a number of different sites, following what has been described as a "domestic violence incident."
Casualty numbers are still preliminary, but it sounds as though he killed four people and then himself (or he was killed by police) at multiple scenes, including an elementary school. Several more people, including children, were injured.
Neither the suspect nor any of the victims has yet been named by police.
Brian Flint, who is a neighbor of the suspect, told the Record Searchlight that living near the shooter was "hell."
"The crazy thing is that the neighbor has been shooting a lot of bullets lately, hundreds of rounds, large magazines," Flint said. "We made it aware that this guy is crazy and he's been threatening us."My condolences to the victims' family, friends, and community. I am so sorry.
Living near the gunman was "hell," Flint said, and the man was a known felon who often harassed him and his neighbors.
I will update this post as additional information becomes available.
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