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Reuters 8:59 p.m. CST, December 9, 2012
(Updates with shooting suspect dead)Dec 9 (Reuters) - The man suspected of a shooting rampage in
California at the Tule River Indian Reservation in which three
people were killed and three others wounded, including two young
daughters of the suspect, has died, county officials said on
Sunday.Hector Celaya, 31, who lived on the central California
reservation, fled the scene of the shooting with his daughters
and was shot during a low-speed car chase as authorities
attempted to take him into custody, the Tulare County Sheriff's
Department said. They later declared him deceased.
The two girls, ages 5 and 8, also suffered gunshot wounds.
One of the girls was being treated for life-threatening
injuries, police said.
"During the preliminary investigation, detectives learned
the suspect had shot the children," the sheriff's office said in
a statement.
The incident began on Saturday night when the Tulare County
Sheriff received a 911 call saying shots had been fired on the
