3 Dead, 4 Injured In CA Reservation Shooting

2:12 PM, Dec 9, 2012   |    comments
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Porterville, CA -- Three people are dead and four others, including two young girls, were injured after a shooting on an Indian reservation in Central California, the Associated Press reports.

Deputies were called to a trailer on the reservation Saturday night where they found the body of a man and a woman inside and another body nearby.

Officers also found an injured young boy, who EMS transported to a hospital.

A witness told deputies the suspect drove away from the scene with his two daughters, ages 5 and 8. Around 2 a.m. Sunday, deputies found the suspect, Hector Celaya, 31, driving a Jeep Cherokee with his daughters inside.

Celaya led police on a chase, sometimes going as slow as 15 mph, before getting out of his car and shooting at detectives. The officers returned fire and shot Celaya, who is being treated for life-threatening injuries, according to the Fresno Bee.

Investigators determined Celaya had shot both of the girls. One had life-threatening injuries and the other had less serious injuries.

The Tulare County sheriff's office is still investigating.

The Associated Press, The Fresno Bee