Cops knew man who killed 4 on Calif. reservation

AAA??Dec. 10, 2012?1:40 PM ET
Cops knew man who killed 4 on Calif. reservation
By TRACIE CONEBy TRACIE CONE, Associated Press??

Rhoda Hunter, tribal council secretary of the Tule River Indian Reservation, walks into Mater Dolorosa Catholic Church for Mass, Sunday, Dec. 9, 2012. The church bell, its tower being renovated, has tolled throughout the day on Sunday to honor those killed in what many believe is the worst mass murder in tribal history. Hector Celaya, 31, is a suspect in shootings in which three people died and four others, including two young girls, were wounded Saturday, Dec. 8, 2012, on the reservation in the Sierra foothills of California's Central Valley. Since 1933 the church bell has slowly tolled to alert tribal members when someone dies. "That's our way of notifying our people that someone has passed away," Hunter said. (AP Photo/Tracie Cone)

Rhoda Hunter, tribal council secretary of the Tule River Indian Reservation, walks into Mater Dolorosa Catholic Church for Mass, Sunday, Dec. 9, 2012. The church bell, its tower being renovated, has tolled throughout the day on Sunday to honor those killed in what many believe is the worst mass murder in tribal history. Hector Celaya, 31, is a suspect in shootings in which three people died and four others, including two young girls, were wounded Saturday, Dec. 8, 2012, on the reservation in the Sierra foothills of California's Central Valley. Since 1933 the church bell has slowly tolled to alert tribal members when someone dies. "That's our way of notifying our people that someone has passed away," Hunter said. (AP Photo/Tracie Cone)

Vehicles sit parked at the compound where three deceased adults and one severely wounded boy were discovered on the Tule River Indian Reservation, Sunday, Dec. 9, 2012. Two adults were found in a fifth-wheel travel trailer next to the home and a third was found in a wooden outbuilding, both not visible in this view. Hector Celaya, 31, is a suspect in the shootings in which three people died and four others, including two young girls, were wounded Saturday, Dec. 8, 2012, on the reservation in the Sierra foothills of California's Central Valley. (AP Photo/Tracie Cone)

This undated photo provided by the Tulare County Sheriff's Department shows Hector Celaya, 31. Authorities say that Celaya is a suspect in shootings in which three people died and four others, including two young girls, were wounded Saturday, Dec. 8, 2012, on the Tule River Indian Reservation in the Sierra foothills of California's Central Valley. (AP Photo/Tulare County Sheriff's Department)

A truck drives near the entrance to the Tule River Indian Reservation, Sunday, Dec. 9, 2012, in California. Hector Celaya, 31, is a suspect in the shootings in which three people died and four others, including two young girls, were wounded Saturday, Dec. 8, 2012, on the reservation in the Sierra foothills of California's Central Valley. (AP Photo/Tracie Cone)

The tribal police headquarters of the Tule Lake Indian Reservation is seen Sunday, Dec. 9, 2012, at the reservation in California. Hector Celaya, 31, is a suspect in the shootings in which three people died and four others, including two young girls, were wounded Saturday, Dec. 8, 2012, on the reservation in the Sierra foothills of California's Central Valley. (AP Photo/Tracie Cone)

PORTERVILLE, Calif. (AP) ? Authorities say the gunman who killed four family members on a rural Indian reservation in California had reported thefts to police and was once accused of driving under the influence with his children in the car.

Tule River reservation Police Chief Mike Blain said Monday the DWI claim against 31-year-old Hector Celaya was part of a child custody dispute and was determined to be without merit. He did not elaborate on the theft claims.

Blain said police and the community will have to go back to determine if they missed any red flags before Celaya shot and killed his mother, two uncles and a daughter on the reservation on Saturday night. Two of his other children were wounded.

Celaya later died in a shootout with deputies.

Associated Press

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