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| Fresno shooting: fatalities reported after nine people shot at backyard party | Fresno shooting: fatalities reported after nine people shot at backyard party |
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| Several people taken to hospital and unknown number killed after shots fired in California | Several people taken to hospital and unknown number killed after shots fired in California |
| At least nine people have been shot at a party in Fresno, California in what appears to be a “mass casualty shooting”, according to police quoted in local media. | At least nine people have been shot at a party in Fresno, California in what appears to be a “mass casualty shooting”, according to police quoted in local media. |
| Fresno police Lt Bill Dooley said the shooting took place at about 6pm on Sunday on the city’s south-east side. | Fresno police Lt Bill Dooley said the shooting took place at about 6pm on Sunday on the city’s south-east side. |
| Dooley said there was a party in the backyard of a home to watch a football game when the suspects snuck in and fired into the crowd. | Dooley said there was a party in the backyard of a home to watch a football game when the suspects snuck in and fired into the crowd. |
| At least nine people were shot, with several people being found dead in the backyard, he told the Fresno Bee and the KSEE/KGPE TV stations. | |
| Authorities have not released a total for the number of people killed. | |
| “What we do know is that this was a gathering, a family and friend gathering in the backyard,” Dooley said. “Everyone was watching football this evening when unknown suspects approached the residence, snuck into the backyard and opened fire.” | |
| The Bee reported that neighbours, who declined to be named, said they heard multiple gunshots. | |
| The TV stations reported that injured victims were taken to the Community Regional Medical Center hospital in critical condition. No one has been arrested. | |
| This is a breaking news story … please check back for updates | This is a breaking news story … please check back for updates |