Calif. Gunman Kills 1 at Christian Retreat

Shooter targeted wife, according to calls to cops
By Mary Papenfuss,  Newser Staff
Posted Apr 8, 2009 3:16 AM CDT
Calif. Gunman Kills 1 at Christian Retreat
Investigators use lights from a Riverside Sheriff's car to hold a meeting about a gunman rampage at a Korean Christian retreat in Temecula, Calif., last night.   (AP Photo/Francis Specker)

At least one person was killed and four seriously injured last night when a gunman opened fire at a Korean Christian retreat in southern California, reports the AP. The gunman was believed to be one of the injured. It wasn't immediately clear what sparked the carnage, but a phone call to cops for help reported the gunman shot his wife. "We have some nuns who are very distraught," said a police spokesman.
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