US:Five killed In a shooting In California

In US, at least five people, including a policeman and a suspect, were killed in a shooting incident in Wasco, a city in central California. Addressing a press conference Monday morning, Kern County sheriff's office said they received a report of shots fired at 1.00 pm Sunday (local time). When deputies arrived at the scene, the suspect opened fire at the law enforcement personnel, beginning an hours-long standoff. Two hours later, Special Weapons And Tactics (SWAT) teams, who approached the house, were attacked by the gunman. One policeman suffered major injuries and died in the hospital while another deputy has been moderately injured.

At around 6.30 pm (local time), the suspect and deputies exchanged more gunfire and the suspect was wounded. The suspect and three other people, locked in the house during the time of the shooting, died after being taken to a hospital for treatment. Wasco Mayor Alex Garcia had the flags at City Hall lowered in honor of the fallen deputy and three other victims. "Nothing can prepare us for tragedies such as these," Garcia said in statement. "In an instant our lives can change forever." Governor  Gavin Newsom issued a statement calling Campas’s death a “tragic and senseless loss of this dedicated public servant” and ordering flags at the Capitol to be flown at half-staff.