A tragic criminal act has taken 4 lives in California.

According to Breitbart News, “Four people were killed when a gunman opened fire Wednesday around 5:45 p.m. in Orange County, California.”

One individual is reported to be a child.

“I was just in my room hanging out. All of a sudden, I heard five to seven gunshots go off,” stated a witness to a local news site. “And then I waited a couple minutes and the police came. And I heard a few more gunshots go off. It was a lot, quickly. Then the helicopter showed up and it was silent after that.”

California has some of the most stringent gun-control laws in America.

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