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| Tehama County school shooting: At least five people killed as shooter opens fire at elementary school | |
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| At least five people have died in a California school shooting, sheriff's officials said. | |
| An official with the Tehama County Sheriff's office said the shooter had also died after opening fire at a local elementary school. | |
| The alleged assailant was killed by “law enforcement bullets” after opening fire, Assistant Sheriff Phil Johnston told reporters. Mr Johnston said officers had recovered a semiautomatic rifle and two handguns believed to have been used by the shooter. | |
| Mr Johnston said that “a number of students” had been medically evacuated from the school, which had been cleared. Other students were moved to a safe location, he said. | Mr Johnston said that “a number of students” had been medically evacuated from the school, which had been cleared. Other students were moved to a safe location, he said. |
| He said around 100 law enforcement officers had been deployed around the town of Rancho Tehama and were investigating at least seven scenes related to the shooting. | |
| “We are spread thin but we have a lot of resources right now”, the deputy said. | “We are spread thin but we have a lot of resources right now”, the deputy said. |
| An area man identified as Brian Flint told reporter Jim Schultz that he had heard his neighbour was the shooter. He said the neighbour “has been shooting lots of bullets lately — hundreds of rounds”. | An area man identified as Brian Flint told reporter Jim Schultz that he had heard his neighbour was the shooter. He said the neighbour “has been shooting lots of bullets lately — hundreds of rounds”. |
| “We’ve made it aware that this guy has been crazy and he’s been threatening us”, the man said. | “We’ve made it aware that this guy has been crazy and he’s been threatening us”, the man said. |