SACRAMENTO, Calif. —

California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday said he’d ordered flags at the Capitol to be flown at half-staff in the wake of the shooting at a Stockton child’s birthday party that killed four people and wounded 11 others.

“As more details emerge about this horrific shooting, my heart is with the families of the victims and the entire Stockton community. No child should ever have their life taken from them,” Newsom wrote on X. “I’ve ordered flags at the State Capitol to fly at half-staff to honor the children we mourn and stand with the community as it grieves.”

As of 5 p.m. Monday, the flags at the State Capitol had not yet been lowered, LiveCopter 3 observed.

Three children – ages 8, 9, 14 – and a 21-year-old were among those who were killed after gunfire broke out at

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