At least five dead in NorCal shootings

At least five dead in NorCal shootings

Rancho Tehama — Five people have reportedly been killed in a string of shootings that began around 8 a.m. Tuesday at Rancho Tehama Reserve, southwest of Red Bluff.

Law enforcement told reporters at the scene there were shots fired in seven locations, including Rancho Tehama School, and scanner reports indicate one child was among the wounded.

The school had been secured as of 10 a.m. and the children moved to the Recreation Hall. Authorities were working to notify parents.

The shooting began at the end of Fawn Lane near Bobcat Lane, according to officers at the scene. Shots also were fired at Rancho Tehama Road near the intersection with Paskenta Road, where two people who did not know the shooter were shot in a gray Ford pickup truck.

The occupants of the gray pickup were a woman and a child and both were transported to the hospital.

Among the five killed is the shooter, a man, who was killed by law enforcement and thought to have been the sole shooter.

Brian Flint, 27, said his truck was stolen from his residence while he was not home and used in the shooting. He told the Daily News his roommate was among those killed.

Flint said the suspect had reportedly fired shots late at night and in the early morning on several occasions over the last month.

The shooting began at the end of Fawn Lane near Bobcat Lane, according to officers at the scene. Shots also were fired at Rancho Tehama Road near the intersection with Paskenta Road, where two people who did not know the shooter were shot in a gray Ford pickup truck.

The occupants of the gray pickup were a woman and a child and both were transported to the hospital.

Another victim was reportedly shot at the corner of Stagecoach Road and Oak Park Road, according to scanner reports.

The entire Rancho Tehama Reserve is locked down and nobody was being allowed in or out as of 10 a.m. Tuesday. About 100 officers were at the scene and some continued to search for victims, according to scanner reports.

While precise details about what led up to the shooting were unclear, Phil Johnston, an assistant sheriff in Tehama County, said authorities were told by neighbors that “there was a domestic violence incident” involving the suspected attacker.

The gunfire stretched across at least seven different shooting locations, Johnston said.

One child was shot and wounded at the school. Another child was shot in a truck “that was driving down the road along with a female adult,” Johnston said, though he did not identify them or specify their relationship to the gunman.

After the shooting, Johnston said police recovered a semi-automatic rifle and two handguns believed to be used by the shooter.

A school official confirmed injuries following a shooting, but did not immediately provide further information.

“There was an active shooter out there earlier this morning,” said Jeanine Quist, an administrative assistant with the Corning Union Elementary School District. “There were some confirmed injuries.

“We are cooperating with local law enforcement – we don’t have any confirmed information at this point,” but a statement from the superintendent will be forthcoming when they know more, she said.

The Washington Post contributed to this report.