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| Garlic festival shooting: Three dead in Gilroy California | Garlic festival shooting: Three dead in Gilroy California |
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| Three people have been killed and 15 injured after a gunman attacked a food festival in California. | Three people have been killed and 15 injured after a gunman attacked a food festival in California. |
| The gunman was shot dead by police shortly after he began firing, although police are investigating reports that a second suspect may still be at large. | The gunman was shot dead by police shortly after he began firing, although police are investigating reports that a second suspect may still be at large. |
| The Gilroy Garlic Festival was about to end for the weekend on Sunday evening, when shots were fired at the site. | The Gilroy Garlic Festival was about to end for the weekend on Sunday evening, when shots were fired at the site. |
| Six-year-old Stephen Romero is the first of the dead to be identified. His mother and grandmother were wounded. | Six-year-old Stephen Romero is the first of the dead to be identified. His mother and grandmother were wounded. |
| His father, Alberto Romero, told Mercury News that he was at home with his nine-year-old daughter when he got the panicked call from his wife. | His father, Alberto Romero, told Mercury News that he was at home with his nine-year-old daughter when he got the panicked call from his wife. |
| They had been playing in an inflatable bounce house at the time of the attack, she told him, when the boy was shot in the back. | They had been playing in an inflatable bounce house at the time of the attack, she told him, when the boy was shot in the back. |
| "I couldn't believe what was happening, that what she was saying was a lie, that maybe I was dreaming," said Mr Romero. | "I couldn't believe what was happening, that what she was saying was a lie, that maybe I was dreaming," said Mr Romero. |
| "He was joyful, always wanted to play, always positive," he said, adding that the boy's mother has been placed in a medically induced coma after being shot in the stomach and her mother was being treated for a gunshot wound in the leg. | "He was joyful, always wanted to play, always positive," he said, adding that the boy's mother has been placed in a medically induced coma after being shot in the stomach and her mother was being treated for a gunshot wound in the leg. |
| It was the 246th mass shooting in the US this year, according to US tracking website Gun Violence Archive. | It was the 246th mass shooting in the US this year, according to US tracking website Gun Violence Archive. |
| The killer has been identified as 19-year-old Santino William Legan, according to CBS News. | The killer has been identified as 19-year-old Santino William Legan, according to CBS News. |
| Witnesses say he was wearing camouflage, and used a rifle during the attack. | Witnesses say he was wearing camouflage, and used a rifle during the attack. |
| Eyewitness Julissa Contreras told NBC that he appeared to be "a white man in his early-30s". | Eyewitness Julissa Contreras told NBC that he appeared to be "a white man in his early-30s". |
| The suspect entered the festival after cutting through a perimeter fence, Gilroy Chief of Police Scot Smithee told reporters. He said witnesses reported that a second suspect may have been involved, possibly in a support role. | The suspect entered the festival after cutting through a perimeter fence, Gilroy Chief of Police Scot Smithee told reporters. He said witnesses reported that a second suspect may have been involved, possibly in a support role. |
| Officers were already at the site and responded to the shooting in less than a minute, Chief Smithee added. | Officers were already at the site and responded to the shooting in less than a minute, Chief Smithee added. |
| Videos posted on social media showed people running away from the festival, which takes place 30 miles (48km) south of San Jose and attracts 100,000 people each year. | Videos posted on social media showed people running away from the festival, which takes place 30 miles (48km) south of San Jose and attracts 100,000 people each year. |
| "What's going on?" a woman can be heard asking in one video, "who'd shoot up a garlic festival?" | "What's going on?" a woman can be heard asking in one video, "who'd shoot up a garlic festival?" |
| "We couldn't feel worse," Brian Bowe, the festival's executive director, said at a news conference on Sunday. "It's just a horrible thing to experience." | "We couldn't feel worse," Brian Bowe, the festival's executive director, said at a news conference on Sunday. "It's just a horrible thing to experience." |
| "This is nothing short of horrific," tweeted California Governor Gavin Newsom. | "This is nothing short of horrific," tweeted California Governor Gavin Newsom. |
| US President Donald Trump on Monday thanked police "who swiftly killed the shooter". | |
| He called the attacker "a wicked murderer" and vowed that the US would grieve for the families of victims and "ask that God comfort them". | |
| Some people are being treated for critical injuries, a spokeswoman for the Santa Clara Valley Public Health System said. | Some people are being treated for critical injuries, a spokeswoman for the Santa Clara Valley Public Health System said. |
| The Santa Clara County Medical Center has so far admitted five victims, CBS reports. Two patients are being treated at a medical centre at Stanford University, according to CNN. | The Santa Clara County Medical Center has so far admitted five victims, CBS reports. Two patients are being treated at a medical centre at Stanford University, according to CNN. |
| Michael Paz, 72, a hat vendor at the festival, told the San Francisco Chronicle that he saw a gunman armed with a rapid-fire assault rifle. | Michael Paz, 72, a hat vendor at the festival, told the San Francisco Chronicle that he saw a gunman armed with a rapid-fire assault rifle. |
| "He came ready to shoot because he was wearing a protective vest," Mr Paz said. "He was shooting left; he was shooting right without any particular aim." | "He came ready to shoot because he was wearing a protective vest," Mr Paz said. "He was shooting left; he was shooting right without any particular aim." |
| As police swooped on the gunman and shots were fired, festival attendees dropped to the ground, Mr Paz said. | As police swooped on the gunman and shots were fired, festival attendees dropped to the ground, Mr Paz said. |
| "It was just rapid firing," Ms Contreras told NBC Bay Area. "I could see him shooting in just every direction. He wasn't aiming at anyone specifically. | "It was just rapid firing," Ms Contreras told NBC Bay Area. "I could see him shooting in just every direction. He wasn't aiming at anyone specifically. |
| "It was just left to right, right to left. He definitely was prepared for what he was doing." | "It was just left to right, right to left. He definitely was prepared for what he was doing." |
| Evenny Reyes, 13, was among those who scattered in confusion when gunfire erupted at around 17:30 local time (00:30 GMT Monday). | Evenny Reyes, 13, was among those who scattered in confusion when gunfire erupted at around 17:30 local time (00:30 GMT Monday). |
| "We were just leaving and we saw a guy with a bandana wrapped around his leg because he got shot," she told the San Jose Mercury News. | "We were just leaving and we saw a guy with a bandana wrapped around his leg because he got shot," she told the San Jose Mercury News. |
| The Gilroy Garlic Festival has been held annually since 1979. The city is a major garlic producer and the event features cooking competitions and live entertainment. | The Gilroy Garlic Festival has been held annually since 1979. The city is a major garlic producer and the event features cooking competitions and live entertainment. |
| Christmas Hill Park, where the event was taking place, bans weapons of any kind, according to the festival's website. | Christmas Hill Park, where the event was taking place, bans weapons of any kind, according to the festival's website. |
| Gun Violence Archive defines a mass shooting as a gun attack in which at least four people are either killed or wounded. | Gun Violence Archive defines a mass shooting as a gun attack in which at least four people are either killed or wounded. |
| In total, it estimates that 8,434 people have died as a result of gun violence in the US in 2019 so far. | In total, it estimates that 8,434 people have died as a result of gun violence in the US in 2019 so far. |