Man kills 3 daughters, caregiver in US church

A man has killed his three daughters and their caregiver at a church in Sacramento, California, the United States.

Tuesday’s incident is the 70th mass shooting in the US this year, with at least four people injured or killed.

A police officer, Sgt. Rod Grassman, said five people including the attacker were found dead at the church in the Arden-Arcade neighbourhood.

“The victims included three girls ages 9, 10, and 13,” said Grassmann, who was one of the first officers to arrive at the scene.

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Preliminary investigations revealed that the attacker was estranged from his daughters’ mother, who had a restraining order against him.

“Investigators believe the shooting happened during a supervised visit with the children and that the fourth victim was their chaperone,” he added.

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