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Pop duoAly & AJrevealed that they were forced to shelter in place early Sunday morning as ashooting broke outin downtown Sacramento, Calif., where they were kicking off their 2022 tour.
The mass shooting, which happened around 2 a.m. Sunday, killed six people — three men and three women — and injured at least 12 more. The identities of the people killed in the shooting will be released as next of kin are notified.
The scene at a mass shooting in Sacramento.Rich Pedroncelli/AP/Shutterstock
Sisters Alyson Michalka, 33, and AJ Michalka, 30 — who comprise the popular musical group Aly & AJ — spoke out about the shootingon TwitterSunday afternoon. At the time of the incident, they were in their tour bus outside the historic Crest Theatre, just steps from the crime scene.
The former Disney Channel stars continued, “Our bus was caught in the crossfire but we sheltered in place and everyone in our touring group is ok. Thank you for everyone reaching out.”
They finished with a warning that life is precious: “A reminder to keep your loved ones extra close today. We have to do something about gun violence in this country.”
Aly & AJ’sA Touch of the Beat Touris set to resume Monday night in San Francisco.
PEOPLE will continue reporting on the mass shooting investigation as more information is released.
source: people.com
