A gunman opened fire in downtown Fresno, Calif., on Tuesday, killing three people before he was taken into custody, local media reported, citing police. The suspect, identified as 39-year-old Kori Ali Muhammad, was also wanted in connection with the fatal shooting of a security guard at a Motel 6 in Fresno on Sunday, the Fresno Bee newspaper reported. Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer said Muhammad had expressed a hatred for white people and shouted "God is Great" in Arabic as he was being taken into custody, the Bee reported. The Bee reported that the gunman opened fire with a large-calibre handgun while cursing shortly before 11 a.m. near a Catholic Charities building. Fresno is an agricultural hub in California's central valley, about 274 kilometres southeast of San Francisco.

Source: CBC News April 18, 2017 21:00 UTC