Tragic news yesterday from Orosi, California: Anthony Alvarez, a 63-year old man, shot his two adult daughters and then turned the gun on himself and committed suicide, all while his three grandchildren were home. One daughter – Jennifer Kimble, 37, the mother of the young children inside the house – died from multiple gunshot wounds; while Jennifer’s sister – Valerie Alvarez, 33 – has been stabilized at the hospital following surgery. It’s unclear why Anthony took such fatal steps, but there’s little doubt about what went down inside the residence. “It’s a very cut-and-dried case,” said sheriff’s spokeswoman Sgt. Chris Douglass. Orosi is located about 20 miles southeast of Fresno and is comprised of about 9,000 residents. The grandchildren – ages 8, 11 and 13 – were unharmed and reunited with their father, who authorities say was at work at the time of the shooting. UPDATE : Reports now confirm that Alvarez was a Vietnam veteran and that his eight-year old granddaughter called 911 after hearing the gunshots.
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Man Shoots Daughters, Self in California
