At least four people were killed and several children injured Tuesday during a shootout at a northern California elementary schoo
l, officials said, adding that the gunman was shot dead.
© Screenshot Google Street View At least four people were killed and several children injured Tuesday during a shootout in a northern elementary school in California, said the ...
Barely nine days after a church shootings in Texas, a news item is likely to revive the debate in the United States on the right to firearms. At least four people were killed and several children wounded on Tuesday during a shootout at an elementary school in northern California, officials said - cited by CBSNews - saying the gunman was shot dead. According to KCRA, a local San Francisco media outlet, gunfire first broke out in a house in Tehama County and then continued at the Rancho Tehama Elementary School, located on the road from Sacramento to Redding.
The shooter shot by the police
"I know that a number of schoolchildren have been evacuated by the air, and I know that the school was secure, that the children who were in class were put in a safe place," the deputy sheriff told KCRA. local, Phil Johnston. As a security measure, the nearby airport of Rancho Tehama, a municipality of 1,485 inhabitants locally known for its nature reserve, was also closed. The local deputy sheriff initially said that three people had died in the shooting, which mobilized a hundred law enforcement personnel.
The authorities then announced the death of a fourth victim, while she was rushed to the hospital. The shooter, confirmed Phil Johnston, was shot dead by the police. The identity and motives of the killer are not yet known.
Fusillade mortelle dans une école de Californie, le tireur abattu
l, officials said, adding that the gunman was shot dead.
Barely nine days after a church shootings in Texas, a news item is likely to revive the debate in the United States on the right to firearms. At least four people were killed and several children wounded on Tuesday during a shootout at an elementary school in northern California, officials said - cited by CBSNews - saying the gunman was shot dead. According to KCRA, a local San Francisco media outlet, gunfire first broke out in a house in Tehama County and then continued at the Rancho Tehama Elementary School, located on the road from Sacramento to Redding.
The shooter shot by the police
"I know that a number of schoolchildren have been evacuated by the air, and I know that the school was secure, that the children who were in class were put in a safe place," the deputy sheriff told KCRA. local, Phil Johnston. As a security measure, the nearby airport of Rancho Tehama, a municipality of 1,485 inhabitants locally known for its nature reserve, was also closed. The local deputy sheriff initially said that three people had died in the shooting, which mobilized a hundred law enforcement personnel.
The authorities then announced the death of a fourth victim, while she was rushed to the hospital. The shooter, confirmed Phil Johnston, was shot dead by the police. The identity and motives of the killer are not yet known.
Fusillade mortelle dans une école de Californie, le tireur abattu
