(Reuters) -A father shot and killed his three children and then himself on Monday at a church near the California capital of Sacramento, ABC10 television reported, citing unidentified law enforcement sources.
A fifth person was also found dead at the scene, the TV station said, without identifying the person.
Video images from the scene showed a heavy police presence outside the church in the Arden-Arcade area outside the city limits.
The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department issued a warning to the public to avoid the area because of the large police presence, and said it was establishing a command post in the area.
(Reporting by Daniel Trotta; Editing by Kim Coghill and Kenneth Maxwell)
