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Six people have been killed in a shooting in the United States and at least nine injured, police in California said.
The Sacramento Police Department said the shooting happened early on Sunday morning in Sacramento city centre.
Video posted on Twitter showed people running through the street as the sound of rapid gunfire could be heard in the background.
Video footage also showed multiple ambulances had been sent to the scene.
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Police provided few details about the circumstances surrounding the shooting but said in a tweet that a “large police presence will remain and the scene remains active”.
Residents were asked to avoid the area, which is packed with restaurants and bars leading to the Golden One Centre, where the Sacramento Kings play basketball.
Berry Accius, a community activist, said he had arrived at the scene shortly after the shooting. “The first thing I saw was like victims. I saw a young girl with a whole bunch of blood in her body, a girl taking off glass from her, a young girl screaming saying, ‘They killed my sister’. A mother running up, ‘Where’s my son, has my son been shot?’” he said.
Police have closed the streets around the club. – Associated Press