4 dead, 2 injured at American Indian tribal office in Northern California
Police say four people were killed Thursday in a rampage at the Cedarville Rancheria Tribal Office and Community
Center in Alturas, Calif.
Cedarville Rancheria Facebook page
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ALTURAS, Calif. -
Police say four people are dead and two are wounded in a shooting at an
American Indian tribal headquarters in California.
Alturas Police Chief Ken
Barnes says 44-year-old Sherrie Rhoades is in custody after allegedly opening
fire Thursday afternoon at the Cedarville Rancheria Tribal Office and Community
Center.
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Barnes says in a report carried by
KRCR-TV that the four dead include a 19-year-old woman, a 30-year-old man, a
45-year-old woman and a 50-year-old man. The police chief says one victim is
the tribe's leader.
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Barnes says members were meeting about
evicting Rhoades and her son from the Rancheria which, according to its
website, is a federally recognized tribe with 35 members.
Barnes says that after running
out of ammunition, Rhoades grabbed a butcher knife and stabbed another person.