Six dead in Bakersfield shooting

Six people are dead - including the suspect - after a man opened fire at multiple locations in Bakersfield, California, on Wednesday, a local sheriff said.

Officers responded to calls of a shooting at a trucking business just after 5pm (local time), Kern County Sheriff Donny Youngblood said during a news conference today.

According to police, a husband and wife had a confrontation with a man at the business when the husband shot and killed him.

The husband then fatally shot his wife, according to Sheriff Youngblood.

Another person arrived on the scene and opened fire on the gunman.

After a short foot chase the gunman shot and killed him too.

He proceeded to run from the area and went to a nearby residence where he shot and killed two more people.

"Obviously, these are not random shootings," Kern County Sheriff Donny Youngblood told KERO-TV.

"The suspect, the husband, shot the person at the trucking company and then turned and shot his wife," then chased and shot another man who showed up, Youngblood said.

The gunman then hijacked a vehicle with a woman and child inside, but they were able to escape safely.

He then headed to a nearby highway where he saw a deputy and pulled over.

As the deputy confronted him, the gunman turned his gun on himself to take his own life.

The motive and what the gunman's relationship was to the victims is unclear at this time.

Investigators are questioning about 30 witnesses in this case.

With CNN.