California shooting leaves two dead, four injured

Two people were killed and at least four were injured in a shooting at a Walmart distribution center in Red Bluff, California, according to Allison Hendrickson, manager of media relations for Dignity Health North State.

The two deceased people and the four injured ones were taken to St. Elizabeth Community Hospital in Red Bluff, Hendrickson said.

The shooting took place around 3:30 p.m. PT Saturday, when dispatchers received multiple calls from the distribution center reporting an active shooter and multiple shots fired, said Lt. Yvette Borden, Tehama County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman.

Witnesses described seeing a man driving into the main parking lot of the distribution center, where he circled the lot four times, before crashing his car into the building, Borden said. The man then exited his vehicle with what was described as a semi-automatic rifle.

Surrounding agencies responded to the scene to assist the Tehama County Sheriff's Office, with a Red Bluff police officer being the first to arrive. The officer exchanged gunfire with the suspect and was joined moments later by another Red Bluff officer, Borden said.

The suspect was shot and taken to a local hospital, Red Bluff City Manager Rick Crabtree said._Agencies

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