In yet another US shooting, a father has gunned down his two adult daughters, killing one and critically injuring the other in the presence of his three grand children, before shooting himself dead.
The shooting incident occurred Monday in Californiaâ„¢s Central Valley town of Orosi, near Fresno, where all three lives, according to local authorities.
The gunman was identified as 63-year-old Anthony Alvarez and it is not yet clear what the motive of the shooting was.
Authorities further identified the dead daughter as Jennifer Kimble, 37, the mother of the three children that were reportedly present at the scene of the shooting.
The younger daughter, Valerie Alvarez, 33, was reported in critical condition at a Fresno hospital.
One of the gunmanâ„¢s three grandchildren at the scene, an 8-year-old girl, called local sheriff deputies to report the shooting.
The other two kids were boys, ages 11 and 13. None of the children were harmed during the incident, authorities said, noting that they were reunited with their father, who was at work at the time of the early morning shooting.
Shooting incidents across the US continue unabated as the nationâ„¢s lawmakers have refused to consider legislation to better control guns and even enforce stricter background checks for gun buyers following last Decemberâ„¢s shooting massacre of 20 children and 7 adults at a Connecticut Elementary School.
Every year, more than 30,000 people are shot and killed in the US.
The United States averages 87 shooting deaths per day as the result of gun violence, with an average of 183 injured, according to the University of Chicago Crime Lab and the Centers for Disease Control.
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