3 found dead following shooting at U.S. California home

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- Three people were found dead inside a home following a shooting Sunday evening in Marin County, in the U.S. state of California, local authorities said.

Miguel Almaguer, a spokesperson for the Marin County Sheriff's Office, told reporters that authorities received a 911 call shortly after 5 p.m. (0000 GMT Monday) reporting gunfire inside a residence in Strawberry, an unincorporated community in the county.

Responding deputies established a perimeter around the residence before entering the home, where they discovered three people dead, Almaguer said.

The caller was inside the home when the shooting occurred but managed to escape unharmed, he added.

Authorities have not released the identities of the deceased. The investigation is ongoing.