Gunman in California shooting had domestic violence arrests
STEFANIE DAZIO, Associated Press
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Three people inside the home believed to be the gunman s sons and their mother were fatally shot during the standoff.Alexandru Cuznetov/TNS
LOS ANGELES (AP) A California sheriff’s deputy was fatally shot this weekend when his SWAT team tried to rescue people held hostage inside a San Joaquin Valley home by a man armed with an AK-47-style rifle and a handgun, authorities said Monday.
Four other people were also killed in the shootout, including the gunman who had been previously arrested multiple times for domestic violence offenses, according to Lt. Joel Swanson, a spokesperson for the Kern County Sheriff’s Office.
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Kern County Sheriff s Office
A California sheriff’s deputy was fatally shot this weekend when his SWAT team tried to rescue people held hostage inside a San Joaquin Valley home by a man armed with an AK-47-style rifle and a handgun, authorities said Monday. Four other people were also killed in the shootout.
Three people inside the home believed to be the gunman s sons and their mother were fatally shot during the standoff Sunday afternoon in Wasco, a small community in the middle of farm fields northwest of Bakersfield. Deputies shot and killed the suspect after he climbed onto the home s roof with the firearms.