Five people are dead after a shooting inside a church in the Arden area of Sacramento County, officials said.

A father shot and killed his three children inside the Church in Sacramento before shooting and killing himself during what Sacramento County Sheriff Scott Jones said was a supervised visit. The fifth victim was a person supervising the visit.

Jones said the mother has a restraining order against the father. Sacramento County Sheriff's Office Spokesperson Rodney Grassmann said the three children killed were all girls. They were 9, 10 and 13 years old.

Grassmann also said people with restraining orders against them are not legally allowed to have a firearm.

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A church worker who was upstairs heard the shots around 5:07 p.m. and went outside to call dispatchers, the sheriff's office said.

Roads along Wyda and Ethan ways are closed while deputies are investigating.

Watch the full interview with a Sacramento County spokesperson by clicking here.

Nearby residents were originally asked by deputies to stay indoors.

Video from LiveCopter 3 showed first responders carrying a person through the church parking lot. They tried to resuscitate that person. After repeated attempts, they were not successful.

Jones said several agencies are involved in the investigation, including the FBI, which responded after initial reports were that it was an active shooter situation.

"When something big like this happens, everyone comes to help us out," Grassmann said. "Everybody has come out of their own jurisdiction to come to do what they can to help out not knowing how big this scene would be or how long it would go on."

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KCRA 3's Brittany Hope and Melanie Wingo contributed to this reporting.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. —

Five people are dead after a shooting inside a church in the Arden area of Sacramento County, officials said.

A father shot and killed his three children inside the Church in Sacramento before shooting and killing himself during what Sacramento County Sheriff Scott Jones said was a supervised visit. The fifth victim was a person supervising the visit.

Jones said the mother has a restraining order against the father. Sacramento County Sheriff's Office Spokesperson Rodney Grassmann said the three children killed were all girls. They were 9, 10 and 13 years old.

Grassmann also said people with restraining orders against them are not legally allowed to have a firearm.

A church worker who was upstairs heard the shots around 5:07 p.m. and went outside to call dispatchers, the sheriff's office said.

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Nearby residents are being asked by deputies to stay indoors.

Video from sister station KCRA's LiveCopter 3 showed first responders carrying a person through the church parking lot. They tried to resuscitate that person. After repeated attempts, they were not successful.

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Jones said several agencies are involved in the investigation, including the FBI, which responded after initial reports were that it was an active shooter situation.

"When something big like this happens, everyone comes to help us out," Sacramento County Sheriff Spokesperson Rodney Grassmann said. "Everybody has come out of their own jurisdiction to come to do what they can to help out not knowing how big this scene would be or how long it would go on."

This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

FAIR OAKS, Calif. —

An elderly man said he was stuck inside his home during a garage fire Monday afternoon, as the flames inched closer and closer to him. Luckily, help was a stone's throw away.

Harold Kaler, 92, told sister station KCRA he was sitting in his electric reclining chair in a room right next to the garage in his home when a fire caused the power to go out, so Harold had no electricity to prop the chair back up.

"I would have just sat there. I couldn't get out of the chair,” Harold said.

But even if he could, Kaler’s mobility issues presented another problem. He usually uses a ramp in his garage to leave the house, which is owned by his son Bill Kaler. But it was soon engulfed in flames.

Harold noted that smoke was coming through the cracks on the door. Luckily, a familiar face stepped in to help. Harold’s next door neighbor Erik Bean said when another neighbor alerted him about the fire, he grabbed the fire extinguisher and ran right over.

Home surveillance video shows Bean making his way toward the house. He walked up the front steps and went through the front door.

“Luckily the door wasn’t locked,” Bean said. “Smoke was billowing into the garage and the door itself to the garage was glowing red.”

That is when Bean saw Harold lying down in his chair.

"I just came over, and helped him get out of his recliner, grabbed his walker and then we proceeded out of the house,” Bean said.

This all happened before Sacramento Metro Fire arrived to the scene. Bean is now being lauded for his quick action.

"I think that's very kind, but very overstated,” Bean said in response. “It was just the right thing to do. Now that I have a little time to reflect on it, I did put myself in personal harm or harm's way, but I would do it again."

Bill Kaler, Harold’s son and the homeowner, said he was not home at the time and is relieved Bean acted so quickly. He also said first responders were on scene a few minutes afterward.

“Erik is a really good friend and he keeps an eye on the place all the time,” Bill said. “The response of the fire department was just incredible.”

Harold said he is grateful to Erik for what he did.

"He got me up and got me out of the place, and I was really thankful for that,” Harold said.

Sacramento Metro Fire said they still have not determined the cause of the fire. Harold and Bill told KCRA that it will take about six to eight months to get everything cleaned and remodeled.