Five people died this afternoon in a shooting inside a church located in the town of Arden, belonging to Sacramento County (California, USA).

The author of the facts is a father who shot to death his three children before committing suicide with the same weapon; The fourth victim is yet to be identified, according to reports from the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office.

The event occurred around 5:00 p.m. local time (1:00 a.m. GMT on Tuesday), when a church worker heard the detonations coming from inside the temple.

At this time, the Police have asked the neighbors to avoid circulating in the area, which is cordoned off and with a large device deployed while the incident is being investigated.

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