Three hostages, a gunman and a California sheriff's deputy have died after a stand-off a home in Wasco, California on Sunday.
Police were called to reports that a 41-year-old man, with a long history of arrests for domestic violence, had taken hostages.
Two women and two girls, believed to be family friends, managed to run from the house.
Inside remained the gunman's two sons, aged 24 and 17, and their 42-year-old mother.
All three were killed by the gunman in Sunday's siege.
Campas was a father to two young girls and served Kern County on Patrol, SWAT and Honor Guard
Kern County Deputy Phillip Campas lost his life during an hours-long standoff on Sunday
The SWAT team was on scene for at least four hours as the situation unfolded
He then went on to the roof of the house, and was shot dead by sheriffs.
During the siege, Kern County Deputy Phillip Campas was shot and killed.
Campas was a father to two young girls and served Kern County on Patrol, SWAT and Honor Guard.
He had been a soldier in United States Marine Corps prior to his law enforcement career.
The situation began when sheriffs were called on Sunday around 1pm.
'As deputies were en route there was additional phone calls with subjects shooting in the background and possibly subjects down inside the residence,' said Joel Swanson, Kern County sheriff's office lieutenant.
Campas had been a soldier in United States Marine Corps prior to his law enforcement career
Two Kern County Sheriff's deputies have been shot and a third has been killed in an ongoing standoff in Wasco, near Bakersfield, California
Deputies were responding to a 'shots fired' call on Sunday evening and encountered a shooting was happened inside a nearby home
Officials knew there were people inside, but they were unsure initially how many
When officers arrived on the scene, a suspect began shooting at deputies who were forced to take cover and lock down the entire neighborhood.
A SWAT team was then called
