A father fatally shot his three children and one other person before killing himself, authorities said.
Just after 5 p.m., a church worker who was upstairs heard a round of gunshots, Grassmann said. The worker quickly exited the building and called 911 at 5:07 p.m. By the time first responders arrived on the scene, all five victims were dead in a room in the main sanctuary, authorities said.The mother of the children, who was out of town at the time of the shooting, had previously filed a restraining order against the father, the sheriff“It’s very upsetting,” Jones said.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom said he is in communication with the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office. “Another senseless act of gun violence in America — this time in our backyard,” Newsom wrote in a statement on . “In a church with kids inside. Absolutely devastating. Our hearts go out to the victims, their families and their communities.”
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