6 dead, including a suspect, during Bakersfield shootings, police say

BAKERSFIELD, California (KABC) –

Six people were killed in two separate but related shootings in Bakersfield, officials said.

The suspect is one of six killed, committing suicide after being confronted by a sheriff's deputy, officials said.

The incident was reported for the first time around 5:20 pm. when MPs responded to a trucking case on a report of gunshots.

Apparently, a husband and his wife introduced themselves to the company and clashed with someone there, and the husband shot and killed that person, police said.

He then shot and shot his wife, officials said.

Another person is then presented. The husband shot at him and then chased him around the building, in front of the Bear Mountain sporting goods store, and killed him there.

The husband – the suspect in the shooting – then went to a house on Breckenridge Road, shot two more people and then went to Fillmore Avenue, where he hijacked a vehicle. A woman and a child in the vehicle escaped safely.

The suspect drove Edison Highway, where a deputy saw the suspect and confronted him. The suspect then shot himself in the chest and died on the scene. The assistant did not shoot during the confrontation.

Officials execute search warrants in multiple locations and interview at least 30 witnesses.

DEVELOPMENT: This story will be updated as more and more details become available.

ABC News contributed to this report.