4 found dead, including 2 kids, after bizarre call leads deputies to NorCal home

"A man, a woman and two children were found fatally shot inside a Rancho Cordova home on Tuesday morning after the Sacramento County Sheriff's Office received reports of gunfire. The sheriff's office said Tuesday evening that the shooting was believed to be a murder-suicide, carried out by the man found dead. A caller told the sheriff's office around 8:30 a.m. that they had heard gunshots at Copper Sunset Way and Mill Water Circle."

""Our rook was utilized to breach their rear fence, and subsequently their sliding glass door. At that point, a drone was launched into the residence and it was discovered that there was one male subject, that appeared to be unresponsive down in the residence," said Sacramento County Sheriff's spokesperson Sgt. Edward Igoe. Igoe said after the drone spotted the man, deputies went inside and discovered the bodies of a woman, a boy and a girl, all killed by gunfire, inside the home they were searching."

A caller reported hearing gunshots around 8:30 a.m. at Copper Sunset Way and Mill Water Circle. A second caller claimed he had fired a gun and said booby traps had been placed. Deputies used a rook to breach a rear fence and subsequently a sliding glass door. A drone launched into the residence located an unresponsive male inside. Deputies entered and discovered a woman, a boy and a girl, all killed by gunfire. Explosive ordnance disposal found no evidence of traps. No additional people are being sought. The four victims have not been publicly identified; neighbors reported a family of four lived at the home.

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