Horrible breaking news out of California:
https://twitter.com/Breaking911/status/930500381251178497
BREAKING: Authorities say 3 dead in shooting in rural Northern California; shooter killed after also wounding kids at school.
— The Associated Press (@AP) November 14, 2017
3 dead, including gunman, after shooting in Northern California elementary school https://t.co/W9eZGYy9hN
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) November 14, 2017
More from the L.A. Times:
“At this point the suspected shooter is deceased by law enforcement bullets,” Tehama County Assistant Sheriff Phil Johnston told reporters. “I know of at least three deaths.”
Authorities said the shooting occurred around 8 a.m. in Rancho Tehama, near Red Bluff, Calif., about 120 miles northwest of Sacramento.
Twitchy will continue to monitor this story and update with further developments.
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Update:
More from the L.A. Times:
Authorities said the shooting occurred around 8 a.m. in Rancho Tehama, near Red Bluff, about 120 miles northwest of Sacramento.
Johnston did not have a total number of victims, but said that “a number” of students had been medically evacuated from the scene.
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“We have had an active shooter incident at Rancho Tehama Elementary this morning,” read a statement from the Corning Union Elementary School District website. “There are confirmed injuries. We are cooperating with law enforcement during this investigation but do not have specific details at this time.”
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Update:
JUST IN: At least 5 dead, including shooter, after shooting spree in Northern California. Suspect opened fire at 7 different scenes, including elementary school, officials say.
— ABC News (@ABC) November 14, 2017
MORE: At least five dead in apparently random shooting spree near Northern California elementary school. https://t.co/yloJdAyWtV
— ABC News (@ABC) November 14, 2017
More from ABC News:
At least five people are dead from apparent random shootings today in rural Northern California. The shootings took place in seven locations, including an elementary school, police said. The dead included the shooter, who was killed by police.
One student was shot at the Rancho Tehama School, an elementary school in Corning, about 130 miles north of Sacramento, police said. No deaths were reported at the school, according to Ann Bates, administrative assistant to the superintendent of the Corning Union Elementary School District.
Police said the shooter appeared to randomly pick his targets. The shooter had a semi-automatic rifle and two handguns, police said. Two officers engaged the shooter, who was pronounced dead at the scene.
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Update:
More from NBC News:
Brian Flint told the Record Searchlight newspaper in the city of Redding that his neighbor, whom he knows only as Kevin, was the gunman and that his roommate was among the victims. He said the shooter also stole his truck.
“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.”
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The gunman has a history with law enforcement, and Johnston said authorities are aware of a report that he was involved in a domestic violence incident on Monday.
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