Man kills five children, himself

Sacramento - A man shot and killed five of his seven children on Saturday in the family's one-bedroom apartment then killed himself…

Sacramento - A man shot and killed five of his seven children on Saturday in the family's one-bedroom apartment then killed himself, police said yesterday. The victims, four boys and a girl, ranged in age from two to eight. The two eldest children, boys nine and 14, escaped the shooting uninjured, police said.

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