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News Desk: Four people, including a child, were shot and killed Wednesday evening at an office building in Southern California, police said.<\/p>\nNews Desk: Four people, including a child, were shot and killed Wednesday evening at an office building in Southern California, police said.<\/p>\n
The shooter, whose motivations are so far unknown, was shot by an officer and taken to hospital, police said, adding that the suspect's condition was not known.<\/p>\n
Police did not release any more information about the victims, but said that a fifth individual was hospitalized.<\/p>\n
The incident began around 5:30 pm local time (0030 GMT) on the upper floor of a small office building in the city of Orange.<\/p>\n
Police and the suspect exchanged fire, according to the Los Angeles Times.<\/p>\n
“The situation has been stabilized and there is no threat to the public,” the Orange Police Department said in a post to their Facebook page.<\/p>\n
California\u00a0governor Gavin Newsom posted on Twitter: “Horrifying and heartbreaking. Our hearts are with the families impacted by this terrible tragedy tonight.”<\/p>\n
“I'm deeply saddened by reports of a mass shooting in Orange County, and I'm continuing to keep victims and their loved ones in my thoughts as we continue to learn more,” US Representative Katie Porter from\u00a0California\u00a0also tweeted.<\/p>\n
It comes after two other high-profile mass shootings earlier this month, which set off a renewed debate about gun control measures in the United States.<\/p>\n
On March 22, 10 people were killed in a shooting at a grocery store in Boulder, Colorado, less than a week after a man shot and killed eight people, including six women of Asian descent, at spas in Atlanta, Georgia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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