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A 9-Year-Old Boy Is Among 4 Killed in Southern California Shooting

March 31, 2021

ORANGE, Calif. — A gunman opened fire at a Southern California real estate office on Wednesday, killing four people, including a 9-year-old boy who the authorities said appeared to have died in his mother’s arms as she tried to shield him from the gunfire.

The shooting was likely related to a “business and personal relationship which existed between the suspect and all of the victims,” Lt. Jennifer Amat, a spokeswoman for the Orange Police Department, said at a news conference on Thursday morning.

“This appears to be an isolated incident, and we believe everyone knew each other,” Lieutenant Amat said…

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Authors: Louis Keene and Giulia McDonnell Nieto del Rio
Source: New York Times