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Authorities: Calif. Man Kills 5 Before Turning Gun On Himself

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BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) - Authorities say a gunman in California has killed five people, including his wife, before turning the gun on himself as a sheriff's deputy closed in.

Kern County Sheriff Donny Youngblood says the shootings began shortly before 5:30 p.m. Wednesday and occurred at a business and a home in Bakersfield, about 90 miles north of Los Angeles.

There's no immediate word on how the other victims were related.

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