US: 7 Dead, 1 Critically Injured In California Shootings

Washington [US]: At least seven people were killed and one person critically injured after shootings were reported from two locations in the Half Moon Bay area in north California of the United States, CNN reported citing local officials who said that a 67-year-old suspect is now in custody.

According to San Mateo Board of Supervisors President Dave Pine, one shooting incident occurred at a mushroom farm and another near a trucking facility, around two miles from the farm, as per the CNN report.

Meanwhile, on Monday afternoon, two students were killed in a targeted shooting at Des Moines in Iowa at a charter school, according to US-based news publication The Hill. The two victims identified as teenaged students were taken to the hospital for treatment in a very ‘critical’ condition where they succumbed to their injuries.

Earlier on Saturday a gunman shot dead 11 people in a popular dance studio in Southern California’s Monterey Park.