MURDER-SUICIDE HORROR
Sacramento church shooting suspect David Mora, 39, pictured after ‘killing his 3 daughters, 8, 10 & 12 and himself’
A CUSTODY battle turned deadly when a father killed his three daughters and the person assigned to supervise his visits with them inside a Sacramento church said police.
Authorities are investigating how the 39-year-old man managed to obtain the firearm despite having a restraining order against him.
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Illeana Gutierrez Rios filed for a domestic violence restraining order against her then-boyfriend, David Fidel Mora Rojas back in May, according to Sacramento County court records.
The order was granted for five years, allowing a mutual friend and a church member to chaperone Mora’s supervised visits with the couple’s three children due to his “mental instability,” according to court records.
The three deceased girls were identified by the Sacramento coroner as Samia Mora Gutierrez, 13, Samantha Mora Gutierrez, 11 and Samarah Mora Gutierrez, 9.
The chaperone that was also killed was Nathaniel Kong, 59.
Gutierrez Rios said she warned the court that Mora was dangerous and wanted a restraining order for her daughters as well, but Mora was granted supervised visitations on the weekends.
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According to court documents, Gutierrez Rios claimed that Mora had been abusive for a decade. She says he had choked her, pushed her, thrown things at her and threatened to kill her.
Last April, Gutierrez Rios called the police after Mora had threatened suicide after an argument, according to court docs. He was admitted for a weeklong psychiatric hold and Gutierrez Rios had her daughters moved out of their Sacramento home.
Mora had fought against attempts at a protective order that would keep him away from his kids.
“I do not agree to the protective order for my children,” she said in May. “I want a healthy relationship with my children, separate from Illeana.”
Mora was warned multiple times in court documents that he couldn’t own or possess a gun. According to police, he used an AR-15-style rifle in the shooting.
'SENSELESS'
Sheriff Scott Jones said at the time of the shooting: “You don’t know what people are capable of.”
He added: “It’s very upsetting. There are a lot of ways this could have unfolded and obviously, it’s a tragedy, no matter how it unfolds.”
Jones revealed that the kids’ mom had taken out a restraining order.
Connor Madsen, 21, was at his brother's house when he heard cops rush to the scene.
He told : "We just had a kid. It sucks. You just took some young kids' lives that had the rest of their life to live, and now they can't."
As news of the tragedy emerged, Governor Gavin Newsom said: “Another senseless act of gun violence in America—this time in our backyard.
"In a church with kids inside. Absolutely devastating. Our hearts go out to the victims, their families, and their communities.”
The girls attended Bannon Creek Elementary School and Leroy Greene Academy in the Natomas Unified School District. A statement was issued on Tuesday following the shooting.
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“There are very few words that can give comfort right now for this unspeakable tragedy,” read the statement. "There will be a range of emotions from our students and staff, particularly at the schools where the students attended.”
The district added that an emotional support team and chaplains from the Sacramento Police Department will be available to provide grief counseling and support.
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