A shooting in rural Northern California on Tuesday morning left six people dead, including the suspected gunman, and injured multiple people. Authorities were investigating more than half a dozen scenes, including an elementary school, according to reports.

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Peggy Harris (foreground) stocks the shelves at Sandy's IGA, which is the only grocery store in town, Tuesday, October 7, 2025, in Sparta. Hancock County has one of the highest rates of childhood food insecurity in the country. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

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