4 dead, 2 injured in California shooting – police | Inquirer News

4 dead, 2 injured in California shooting – police

/ 01:04 PM February 21, 2014

ALTURAS, California – Police said four people were dead and two were wounded in a shooting at an American Indian tribal headquarters in California.

Alturas Police Chief Ken Barnes said 44-year-old Sherrie Rhoades is in custody after allegedly opening fire Thursday afternoon at the Cedarville Rancheria Tribal Office and Community Center

Barnes said in a report carried by KRCR-TV that the four dead include a 19-year-old woman, a 30-year-old man, a 45-year-old woman and a 50-year-old man. The police chief said one victim is the tribe’s leader.

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Barnes said members were meeting about evicting Rhoades and her son from the Rancheria which, according to its website, is a federally recognized tribe with 35 members.

The station said that after running out of ammunition, Rhoades grabbed a butcher knife and stabbed another person.

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