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Four people killed in mass shooting at party in California

Police in California say four people have died after ten people were shot at a party in the US st...
Stephen McNeice
Stephen McNeice

07.43 18 Nov 2019


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Four people killed in mass sho...

Four people killed in mass shooting at party in California

Stephen McNeice
Stephen McNeice

07.43 18 Nov 2019


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Police in California say four people have died after ten people were shot at a party in the US state.

It happened in the city of Fresno, around 300 kilometres south of San Francisco, at around 8pm on Sunday night.

It's believed a gunman entered the backyard of a home where people were watching a football game, opened fire and then fled.

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Three men died at the scene, while another later died in hospital.

Officers say the six other people who were hurt in the attack are in hospital with non-life threatening gunshot wounds.

Fresno Police Department Deputy Chief Michael Reed told reporters: "There was about 35 people... inside the house and inside the back yard.

"They were at a football party, so this was a family gathering."

He added: "This is senseless violence - we're going to do everything we can to find out who the perpetrators are and bring them to justice."

Main image: Police and emergency personnel work at the scene of a shooting at a backyard party. Picture by: Larry Valenzuela/AP/Press Association Images

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