Four people including three children were killed and 11 more were wounded in a shooting at a birthday party in the US state of California late Saturday, authorities said, calling it a “targeted incident.”<\/p>\n
The shooting took place inside a banquet hall in Stockton, a city northeast of San Francisco, just before 6:00 pm (0200 GMT Sunday), San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Heather Brent told reporters at a news briefing.<\/p>\n
The four slain victims were aged eight, nine, 14 and 21, Brent told AFP on Sunday.<\/p>\n
The 11 wounded victims were taken to hospital, Brent said, without giving more detailed information about their injuries.<\/p>\n
Between 100 and 150 people were attending the party at the time of the shooting, she said.<\/p>\n
“Early indications suggest that this may be a targeted incident,” Brent noted.<\/p>\n
When asked whether this could have been a gang-involved shooting, Brent said that investigators were looking into all possibilities.<\/p>\n
The sheriff’s office urged anyone with information or video footage to come forward.<\/p>\n
No suspect has been identified or arrested so far, Brent said, adding that the possibility of multiple shooters has not been ruled out.<\/p>\n
California Governor Gavin Newsom was briefed on the shooting, his office said on social media.<\/p>\n
There have been 504 mass shootings in the United States so far this year including the Stockton incident, according to the Gun Violence Archive \u2014 which defines a mass shooting as four or more people shot.<\/p>\n
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