4 Shot Dead While Watching Football Game In California

Four people were shot dead and six others injured while viewing a football match-up in the backyard of a central California home on Sunday, police said.

Police were called to the scene after, in any event, one individual opened fire into a horde of around 35 individuals assembled outside the house in Fresno, about 200 miles (320 kilometres) north of Los Angeles.

"Three individuals kicked the bucket on the scene," Fresno delegate police boss Michael Reed told correspondents, including that a fourth was raced to a medical clinic in an underlying condition and capitulated to his wounds there.

Every one of the four of the dead and the six treated for "non-dangerous" gunfire wounds was men matured somewhere in the range of 25 and 35, Reed said.

"Our heart goes out to the groups of the people in question... this is silly viciousness, he included.

"We are doing all that we can to carry the culprits to equity."

Reed said it was hazy what number of culprits had associated with the shooting and that there was "no sign" the occurrence was posse related.

Police representative Bill Dooley said officials were searching for reconnaissance film and observers to follow the suspects.