SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A man killed four people, including three of his children, before turning the gun on himself inside a church in the Sacramento suburbs on Monday evening, authorities said.
The explosion of gunfire took place at the Church in Sacramento, on Wyda Way east of Sacramento, shortly after 5 p.m., said Sgt. Rodney Grassmann, a spokesman for the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office.
The shooter took his own life, Grassmann said. It was not immediately clear who the fifth victim was, and Grassmann did not immediately identify any of the victims.
Police said there was no longer an active threat in the area.
The church had not been holding active gatherings because of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to its website. Attempts to contact church officials were not immediately successful.
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