Four people shot dead in US during family gathering

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Four people are dead and 10 have been wounded in a suspected targeted shooting in California.
Four people are dead and 10 have been wounded in a suspected targeted shooting in California.

Four people have been killed after more than a dozen people were shot at a family gathering in California.

Sheriff’s officials said the shooting took place during a gathering at a banquet hall in the northern California city of Stockton on Saturday night. 

The San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office said deputies were investigating and several victims had been taken to hospital.

Sheiriff’s office spokeswoman Heather Brent said the victims included children and adults.

Early indications “suggest this may have been a targeted incident”, Brent told reporters at the scene.

The shooting occurred inside the banquet hall, which shares a parking lot with other businesses.

Detectives were still working to identify a possible motive.

Authorities did not immediately provide information about the conditions of the victims. 

with AP

Reuters