Four people shot dead during mass shooting in Mojave
Four people were fatally shot in the head on Sunday evening
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Four people are dead after a mass shooting took place in Mojave, California, on Sunday (30 April), according to the Kern County Sheriff’s Office.
Around 11.20pm, deputies from the sheriff’s office were dispatched to the 15900 block of H Street, where officers found four people had sustained injuries consistent with a “violent assault”, according to Lt Daniel Perez with the Kern County Sheriff’s Office.
A public information officer with the sheriff’s office told ABC News that the four victims were fatally shot in the head.
Two adult women and one adult man were pronounced dead at the scene. A fourth adult woman was taken to Antelope Valley Hospital where she was later pronounced deceased.
The Kern County Coroner’s Office will release identities of the victims pending positive identification of all victims and next of kin notifications.
Investigators did not provide information about a possible suspect, but told The Los Angeles Times that there was no immediate threat to the community.
According to the Los Angeles Times report, the shooting took place in a recreational vehicle that was parked in a dirt lot off Highway 14.
Mojave is approximately 50 miles east of Bakersfield, California.
Anyone with information related to the shooting should contact the Kern County Sheriff’s Office at (661)861-3110 or Secret Witness at (661)322-4040.