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Three dead in California shootings, say police Three dead in California shootings, say police
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At least three people have died in a series of related shootings near Los Angeles, California, police have said. At least three people have died in a series of shootings near Los Angeles, California, police have said.
On Tuesday morning, officers responded to reports of shots fired in southern Orange County. The suspect, a man in his 20s, gunned down a woman at a house in Orange County before he reportedly shot dead two others in a string of car-jackings.
The gunman suspected of that shooting then went to Tustin, where he is believed to have been involved in three car-jackings, killing at least two of the drivers, police added. The suspect then shot himself at a crossroads after a shooting spree that lasted for nearly half an hour.
The suspect then shot himself at another location, said police. A sheriff's spokesman said six crime scenes were being investigated in connection with the incident.
Orange County sheriff's spokesman Jim Amormino told the BBC that when officers responded to an emergency call at about 04:45 PST (12:45 GMT) they found a female victim at the scene. Orange County sheriff's spokesman Jim Amormino told the BBC the bloodshed began when officers responded to an emergency call at about 04:45 local time (12:45 GMT).
A witness said the suspect was a man in his 20s, and that he fled in a sports utility vehicle. They found a female victim with multiple gunshot wounds in a house in the community of Ladera Ranch.
The authorities said they were not aware of any other possible suspects. A witness said the suspect fled in a sports utility vehicle.
A sheriff's spokesman told local media that authorities had responded to six different locations in connection with the incident. Local media report that over the next 25 minutes, the gunman killed two more people in car-jackings in Tustin and Santa Ana. He then turned the gun on himself at an intersection in Tustin.
Several other people were wounded, police added. Details of their conditions are not known.
The authorities said they were not aware of any other possible suspects, and had not established a motive for the attacks. It is not clear if any of the victims knew each other.
The authorities are expected to provide more details at a press briefing later.The authorities are expected to provide more details at a press briefing later.