4 found fatally shot inside Rancho Cordova home, including 2 children

Law enforcement officials are investigating a murder-suicide after four people, including two children, were found fatally shot inside a Rancho Cordova home on Tuesday.

On Tuesday morning, the Sacramento County Sheriff's Office said deputies were initially called to the area of Copper Sunset Way following reports of gunshots in the area. A man then called deputies, claiming he was the shooter and had set up booby traps. Multiple sheriff's office units went to the scene.

The caller was identified as 58-year-old David Vallerga, who had prior military experience and possessed numerous firearms. 

Deputies said they found four people dead inside a home on the 5400 block of Mill Water Circle. Vallerga and a 49-year-old woman, along with a 13-year-old boy and an 11-year-old girl, were found with gunshot wounds.

Vallerga was found with a pistol in his right hand, deputies said. 

On Wednesday, the Sacramento County Sheriff's Office said it believed the deaths were a murder-suicide at the hands of the Vallerga. The identities of the three other individuals have not yet been released.

A search of the home and the surrounding area did not locate any booby traps. Fourteen firearms registered to the Vallerga were found, including a second pistol underneath him. Multiple shell casings from two different calibers were recovered. 

"As an agency, as a human, as a father, look out for each other and take care of each other in this very difficult time," said Sgt. Edward Igoe, sheriff's spokesperson.

Deputies said there was no record of domestic violence at the home.